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# Timothy J. McFarland

Gulf County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Gulf County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County 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.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/timothy-j-mcfarland)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/timothy-j-mcfarland)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/timothy-j-mcfarland)
- [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

- Position: County Judge, Gulf County (also listed as Circuit Judge for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit)
- The County Judge for Gulf County and serves as a judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, which covers Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties
- His judicial philosophy aligns with the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit’s mission: justice that is accessible, fair, effective, responsive, and accountable

### Education


### Additional information

- Judge McFarland has presided over multiple small claims and county civil cases in Gulf County in 2026, including matters involving Midland Credit Management Inc. and other parties



## 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.