Active Trial judge
Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Florida · Hillsborough
Overview
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
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.
Judge-specific guidance is shown first. Broader applicable courtroom, courtwide, districtwide, and statewide guidance remains separately labeled below it.
Presentation rules
Division A conducts evidentiary hearings by Zoom unless specifically designated in person, and permits testimonial evidence by videoconference.
Testimonial evidence may be introduced by videoconference.
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
The Thirteenth Circuit strongly encourages electronically stored exhibits through the Portal as individual PDF or PDF/A files; exhibits over 50 MB may be delivered on USB, CD, or another agreed electronic method.
parties are strongly encouraged to file electronically-stored exhibits through the Portal.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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 allowed
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-ThomasCourtroom-specific · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/directory-divisions.pdfStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450Courtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/AO/DOCS/S-2024-046.pdfJudge-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-ThomasChange history
Identity imported from Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.