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The Honorable: Judicial Assistant: Division: E | CRIMINAL Office: (407) 665-4926 | Email EDUCATION:
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The Honorable:
– Marlene Alva
Judicial Assistant:
– Collette Colgrove
Division: E | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4926 | Email
- Stetson University College of Law – Juris Doctor 1977
- University of Central Florida – B.A. Psychology 1974
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
- Admitted to the Florida Bar 1977
- Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer since 1987
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
- Office of the State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit Assistant State Attorney, 1977-1980
– Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee, Florida
– Field Counsel for Northern Florida, 1980-1981 - Office of the Public Defender 18th Judicial Circuit
– Chief Trial Attorney, Brevard County, 1982-1984
– Chief Assistant Public Defender, 1984-1992
– Law Office of Marlene M. Alva, 1997-2003
JUDICIAL HISTORY:
- Appointed Seminole County Court Judge by Governor Lawton Chiles, March 1992
- Seminole County Judge, March 1992- January 1997
- Seminole County Court Administrative Judge, 1995-1996
- Appointed Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit by Governor Jeb Bush, August 2003
- Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit, October 2003-Present
- Administrative Judge Circuit Criminal Division, 2011, July 2015 – July 2018
- Administrative Judge Circuit Civil Division, 2012
- Associate Justice Fifth District Court of Appeal, 2008 and 2012
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:
- Florida Bar Association
- Seminole County Bar Association
- Seminole County Community Leaders and Elected Officials
- Past President Volie A. Williams Inn of Court
- Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Volie A. Williams Inn of Court
- Brevard County Civilian Military Council, 45th Space Wing, 2003-2015
- Former member 18th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
- Seminole County Bar Association Award for Judge of the Year May. 2017
For all calendars, dockets, scheduling, etc. please see the attorney resources page by clicking here. May require login using the JACs system. If the judge is not listed, please contact the Judicial Assistant.

Seminole Criminal Justice Center 101 Eslinger Way Sanford, FL 32773-6707
NOTE: Not all Judges and General Magistrates post their policies and procedures online. Some judges prefer to provide their procedures after contacting the Judicial Assistant. If you do not see any policy and procedures listed for desired judge, please contact the Judicial Assistant directly. All other policy and procedure manuals are found here.