--- title: "Spencer Eig | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-eig" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Spencer Eig Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, CA 11 ## Profile - Court: Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, CA 11 - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Circuit Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida — appointed 2005 - Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice — 1989–1999 - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana — 1991–1994 - Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia — 1988 ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. (1985) - University of Virginia — B.A., Foreign Affairs, 1982 ### Additional information - Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush; reelected in 2008, 2014, 2020 and 2026. - Private practice, Spencer Eig, P.A. — 1999–2005 - Office of the Presidential Transition, White House — 1988–1989 - Judicial service has included civil, probate, juvenile dependency and criminal divisions. - Private practice included criminal, immigration, labor and employment, and personal injury matters. - Chaired the Miami Beach Police-Citizens Relations Committee and Agudath Israel of South Florida Commission on Civic Action. - Memberships include The Florida Bar and Bar Association of the District of Columbia. - Civic service includes the Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Dade County Zoning Appeals Board and Miami Beach Youth Center Advisory Committee; past president of Emerging Wisdom School in North Miami Beach. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### in person evidence display Scope: judge specific For Judge Eig's in-person special-set hearings, evidence or case law may be put on the screen or brought as loose hard copies; binders are not accepted. Evidence excerpt: Any party wishing the court review evidence or case law during the hearing should put them on the screen or bring loose hard copies. NO BINDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. [Spencer Eig, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=854§ionid=1) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### media and still photography Scope: statewide Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration. Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=854§ionid=1) - [Official roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=854§ionid=1) - [Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=854§ionid=1) - [Judicial Directory](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges/Judicial-Directory) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Spencer Eig, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=854§ionid=1) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-eig", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-eig", "name": "Spencer Eig | KnowJudges", "description": "Spencer Eig, Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450). Collected 2026-07-26.