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# Tim Bailey

Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Seventeenth 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.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [Official roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [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

- 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



## 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.