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# Zachary M. Gill

Lee County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Lee 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.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [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

- Partner at Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. (since 2010)
- Assistant State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit (2007–2009)
- Circuit Court judge serving in the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, presiding over cases in Lee County
- Earlier assistant state attorney in the 9th Judicial Circuit
- Scheduling: Changes to hearing dates require a written motion filed with the Clerk, then coordination with Judge Gill’s office
- Official judicial profile: Twentieth Judicial Circuit – Judge Gill

### Education

- Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law — J.D. (2005)
- Florida State University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Appointed: 2016 by former Florida Governor Rick Scott to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Hon. Leigh Frizzell Hayes
- Filing: All documents must be filed with the Clerk of Courts
- Judge Gill reviews cases electronically and does not accept binders or paper copies for hearings



## 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.