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# Steven R. Wilson

Florida Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Nineteenth 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- It is important to note that Steven Robert Wilson is distinct from Stephen Victor Wilson, a United States District Judge for the Central District of California, who has served in federal court since 1985
- Steven Robert Wilson, of Vero Beach, Florida, was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on December 22, 2025, to serve as a judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit, which covers Indian River, St
- In private practice, he focused on guardianship, mental health, elder law, and probate matters across 13 Florida counties
- His appointment filled a seat created by the retirement of Circuit Judge Lawrence Mirman and the expansion of the circuit’s judiciary due to population growth and increasing caseloads

### Education


### Additional information

- Associate Attorney, Rossway, Swan, Tierney, Barry, and Oliver since 2021
- Wilson, 41 at the time of his appointment, has a strong legal background.
- handling misdemeanor and felony cases, supervising misdemeanor divisions, and managing post-conviction litigation.
- Over his career, he has tried 49 jury cases, 75–100 non-jury cases, and one appellate case to completion
- He graduated from Indian River State College, Harding University in Arkansas, and the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Alabama.
- He held the role of an assistant state attorney for 11 years
- His prior experience as a prosecutor and in private practice provides him with a broad perspective on both criminal and civil matters

## 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.circuit19.org/judges/)
- [Official roster](https://www.circuit19.org/judges/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.circuit19.org/judges/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [governor-ron-desantis-makes-five-judicial-appointments-0](https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-makes-five-judicial-appointments-0)

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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.