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Katie L. Dearing

Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court

Florida · Duval

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Overview

Identity and service

Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.

Judicial role
Circuit Civil Judge, Duval County, Division CV-B
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Judge-specific guidance is shown first. Broader applicable courtroom, courtwide, districtwide, and statewide guidance remains separately labeled below it.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

Judge-specificExplicit
Trial Or Hearing

Allowed with notice

Division CV-B permits technology in trial presentations but requires counsel to set it up in advance and coordinate technical issues before trial or hearing.

Page
Division CV-B Civil Policies and Procedures
Section
Trial Technology
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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The Court allows parties to utilize technology in their trial presentations. Counsel is responsible for having any technology set-up and ready to use

The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.

StatewideExplicit
Public Judicial Proceeding

Allowed with notice

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.

Page
Official court page
Section
Rule 2.450(a)-(d); public trial and appellate proceedings; equipment requires advance judicial approval
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

Courtwide

Allowed with notice

courtrooms feature traditional and modern technology ... large screen "Smart Board" or an All-in-One Evidence Cart with Document Projector

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.