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Tim Bailey
Circuit Judge · Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Timothy L. Bailey is a judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, serving in Broward County since 2013
- Judge Timothy L. Bailey was elected to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in 2012, with his term beginning in January 2013, and he was re-elected in 2018
- Prior to his judicial service, Bailey worked as a trial lawyer in Broward County from 1979 until his election to the bench
Education
- University of Notre Dame — B.A.
- Marquette University Law School — J.D.
Additional information
- He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1979
- His division has specific procedural requirements, including rules for scheduling hearings, conferral with opposing counsel, submission of exhibits, and remote appearances benchpath.ai
- Parties must provide proper notice of hearings and coordinate with opposing counsel to comply with divisional rules
- He has also held leadership roles in the legal community, including serving as president of the Broward County Bar Association and sitting on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar
- Judge Bailey presides over Circuit Criminal (Felony) cases in Division FH of the 17th Judicial Circuit benchpath.ai
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media And Still Photography
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.
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 allowedFlorida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
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Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
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