Grady Judd (born March 10, 1954) is an American law enforcement officer and serves as the sheriff of Polk County, Florida since 2005.

"[13] In 2020, Judd was appointed by U.S. president Donald Trump to serve a three-year term on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

[14] While the office of sheriff in Polk County is non-partisan,[15] Judd frequently endorses Republican political candidates.

[18] Controversy emerged in 2024 over allegations that PCSO detectives under his supervision dismissed reports of child sexual abuse, failing to take the victims’ claims seriously.

[21] In October 2024, a PCSO detective received a letter of retraining over the handling of a child sexual abuse report and was ordered to complete online training regarding interviews and interrogations.

[22] In February 2024, Judd led an eight-day long undercover investigation with the PCSO into human trafficking which resulted in 228 arrests.

[23] In October 2024, Judd spearheaded a five-day long undercover investigation with the PCSO into human trafficking which led to 157 arrests.

Judd received 64% of the vote in a three-way non-partisan race against attorney and former FBI special agent Kirk Warren (20%) and Polk deputy Pete Karashay (16%).

[33] Prior to that, he served as chair for the FSA board of directors and held the positions of treasurer, secretary, and vice president.