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# Thomas J. Rebull

Florida Third District Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Third District Court of Appeal
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Thomas J. Rebull — Florida Third District Court of Appeal

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on July 20, 2026 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Kevin M. Emas
- Served as a judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit from 2011 before appointment to the Third DCA.

### Education

- Undergraduate degree — Boston University
- American University Washington College of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Joseph Nesbitt, Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal, after law school
- Divisions served: Criminal, General Civil, Appellate, and Complex Business Litigation; also Associate Administrative Judge in the Criminal Division
- Before his appointment to the Third DCA, Judge Rebull served nearly 15 years as a Circuit Judge in Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade County)
- Before joining the judiciary, Judge Rebull was an equity partner at Broad & Cassel and Nelson Mullins, litigating in Florida state and federal courts on matters such as real estate, employment, business, contracts, commercial foreclosures, and securities He also held the role of General Counsel for Total Quality Management Group, Inc., and as a member and past chair of the City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel
- Notable work: Presided over numerous jury trials, including multiple first-degree murder cases; participated in the Civil Justice Initiative Pilot Project; co-chaired the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee
- He has been a faculty member at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies and a frequent speaker on judicial professionalism and civility
- Recognition by the Supreme Court of Ohio for his Civil Justice Initiative work

## Sources

- [Judges](https://3dca.flcourts.gov/Judges)
- [Third District Court of Appeal](https://3dca.flcourts.gov/)

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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.