Marcia G. Cooke at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · State
- Judicial service
- May 18, 2004–present
Marcia G. Cooke
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant county attorney, Miami-Dade County, FL, 2002-2004
- Chief inspector general, Executive Office of Gov. Jeb Bush, FL, 1999-2002
- director of professional development and training, 1994-1999
- director of professional development and training, 1992-present
- executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1992-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1992-1999
- U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1984-1992
- Private practice, Michigan, 1983-1984
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-1983
- Deputy public defender, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Detroit, MI, 1979-1980
- Staff attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services, Detroit, MI, 1978-1979
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Florida, 2004-present
- Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- She joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R).
Education
- Georgetown University · B.S.F.S., 1975
- Walsh School of Foreign Service · Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service
- Georgetown University with her bachelor's degree · 1975
- Wayne State University Law School · Juris Doctor
Personal record
Born 1954 · Sumter, SC
Courtroom rules and guidance
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
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/717/marcia-g-cooke/Florida 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-2450