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# Stephanie Vargas

Orange County Court · County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Orange County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Stephanie Vargas — Orange County Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Assistant County Attorney, Osceola County Board of County Commissioners since 2024
- Judge Advocate, United States Army since 2019
- Previously Assistant State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit
- Orange County Court Judge; current Ninth Circuit directory
- Orange County County Court judge on the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

### Education

- Bachelor's degree — University of Central Florida
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on September 11, 2026, to fill a vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Mark Skipper

## Sources

- [Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Ten Judicial Appointments](https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2026/governor-ron-desantis-makes-ten-judicial-appointments)
- [Orange County Judges](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/orange-county)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-f9444c394a89ab9f4ffde994) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.