Carol-Lisa Phillips at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge, Circuit Civil and Complex Tort Division 26
- Court
- Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carol-Lisa Phillips
Chief Judge, Circuit Civil and Complex Tort Division 26 · Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Trial Exhibits
Judge Phillips requires undisputed trial exhibits on a USB drive when the exhibit count exceeds 50 and publishes the courtroom Evidence Presentation System.
If there are more than 50 exhibits, undisputed exhibits shall be provided on a USB driveCarol-Lisa Phillips, Division Procedures ↗
Media And Still Photography
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 ↗
Sources
Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-divisionFlorida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450Carol-Lisa Phillips, Division Procedures
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQt0-fRzN03afWZ7Fjo4mvO8DDWQTOeQi2A2GUy70R3qakiHjAJBICx4I-dGE6qsfMLGj3kR43OocHB/pub