Sheri Polster Chappell at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 22, 2013–present
Sheri Polster Chappell
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2003-2013
- Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 2000-2003
- Assistant state attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, FL, 1987-2000
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, M.D. Florida, 2013-present
Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Nova Southeastern University
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Personal record
Born 1962 · Sheboygan, WI
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Assisted-Listening Headsets Headsets that enhance volume . Audio/Visual Players VHS and DVD players . Document Cameras (ELMO) Devices that display on a large screen a hardcopy document placed on the document camera .Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394206CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/589/sheri-polster-chappell/Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts