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# Stephen A. Pitre

Florida First Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida First Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### 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.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/stephen-pitre/)
- [Official roster](https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/stephen-pitre/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/stephen-pitre/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge in the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, which encompasses Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties

### Education

- Stephen Pitre earned his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and his law degree from Loyola College School of Law.

### Additional information

- Based in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and brings extensive legal experience to his judicial role
- Joined the bench by Governor Rick Scott to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Edward P. Nickinson III.
- Pitre also contributed to the legal community as past chair of the First Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, serving two consecutive four-year terms
- Beyond his judicial and legal practice, Pitre helped establish the West Florida Collaborative Law, Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes collaborative family law solutions, emphasizing cooperation and transparency over litigation.
- He held the role of co-vice president of this organization, which brings together legal, mental health, and financial professionals to resolve family and marital disputes collaboratively
- Before his appointment, Pitre was a shareholder at Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond, & Stackhouse, P.A., where he practiced law for over two decades.
- Began his legal career as a law clerk handling admiralty and maritime matters and later held the role of an Assistant State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, prosecuting major felony offenses.
- His educational background provided a foundation for his extensive career in both prosecution and private practice



## 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.