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Kemba Johnson Lewis

Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit Court

Florida · Pasco

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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, West Pasco, Section H
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
Hearing

Allowed with notice

Judge Lewis permits hearings of 15 minutes or less by telephone, conducts longer hearings by Zoom, permits evidentiary hearings in person or by Zoom, and requires hearing materials in hard copy at least three days beforehand.

Page
Judge Kemba Johnson Lewis Judicial Practice Preferences
Section
Hearings and Hearing Materials
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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Hearings 15 minutes or less will be conducted telephonically. Hearings longer than 15 minutes will be conducted via Zoom. ... Hearing materials ... at least three (3) days prior

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

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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.

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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 across the circuit are equipped with audio and visual technology to support the presentation of evidence.

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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

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