The Honorable:
– Marlene Alva

Judicial Assistant:
– Collette Colgrove

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Division: P | JUV/P/MH/G
Office: (407) 665-5398 | Email

EDUCATION:

• 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-present
• 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

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– Melanie Chase

Judicial Assistant:
– Jennifer Jones

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Division: E | CRIMINAL

Office: (407) 665-4926 | Email

EDUCATION:

• JD, University of Florida College of Law,
• BA, Rollins College (Summa Cum Laude)
• AA, Seminole State College (with Highest Honors)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Supreme Court of the United States (Admitted 2006)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Admitted 2003)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Admitted 2003)
• The Florida Bar (Admitted 2002)

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Administrative Judge, Civil Appeals Division
• Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Diversity Liaison
• Bar-Bench Liaison, Seminole County
• Civil and Family Division
• Criminal Division

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

– LEGAL LEADERSHIP (Present):

• Board of Directors, Seminole County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Seminole County Inn of Court
• Board of Directors, Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
• Fellow, The Florida Bar Foundation
• Co-Chair, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee

– LEGAL LEADERSHIP (Past):

• President, Seminole County Bar Association
• President, Seminole County Inn of Court President
• President, Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (Statewide)
• President and Director, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
• Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Service Awards Committee

– COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (Past and Present):

• Chair, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (Appointed by two Governors)
• Vice-Chair, Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission
• Seminole County Board of Adjustment
• Code Enforcement Magistrate, City of Oviedo
• President, Private Business Association of Seminole
• Brevard County Civilian Military Council, 45th Space Wing
• Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity in Seminole County
• Seminole County Affordable Housing Commission
• Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Orlando Chapter
• Chair, South Seminole Hospital Women’s Advisory Council
• Board of Directors, Early Learning Coalition of Seminole
• Board of Directors, Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
• Districting Commission Advisory Board, City of Winter Springs
• Member, SERTOMA (Service to Mankind)
• Community Leaders and Elected Officials Member
• Board of Advisors to The Village (providing transitional living to children aging out of Florida’s Foster Care System)​

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
• Seminole County Bar Award for Outstanding Professionalism
• “Women Who Mean Business” Finalist, Orlando Business Journal
• Seminole County Legal Aid Society Past President’s Award
• Edward C. Smith Award from Seminole County Legal Aid Society (awarded for “Outstanding Contributions to Pro Bono Projects and the General Betterment of the Community”)
• Seminole County Legal Aid Society’s 18th Judicial Circuit Public Service Award

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Judges Schedule can be viewed in JACS

The Honorable:
– Charles Crawford

Judicial Assistant:
– Karenina Milad

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Division: N | JUV/DEP

Office: (321) 617-7258 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Juris Doctorate, May 1992
  • President –Sports & Entertainment Law Society; Law Week Board of Directors
• Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Bachelor of Science – Sports Management, December 1987
  • Delta Phi Kappa Academic Honor Fraternity; Golden Key Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Licensed Texas Bar, May 1993
• Licensed Florida Bar, September 1993
• Licensed to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and the Middle District of Florida
• Law Office of Charles G. Crawford, P.A., Melbourne, Fl, February 1999 – December 2006
• Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda, Faherty and Anderson, P.A., Titusville, fl, March 1998 – February 1999 – Private practice included all family law matters, criminal representation, civil litigation, guardianships and estate planning.
• State Attorney’s Office, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Viera, Florida, August 1997 – March 1998
• Orange County District Attorney, Orange, Texas, April 1994 – August 1997 – Previous government practice included prosecution of child abuse and sex crimes, all felonies, misdemeanors as well as the prosecution of child dependency cases.

Circuit Court Judge, 18th Circuit Court, Viera, Florida Elected November 2006 – present.

Judicial experience includes all family law matters, juvenile dependency and delinquency, civil litigation, domestic violence and currently serving on the dependency bench.Since beginning his Judicial Career Judge Crawford has instituted several innovative and thoughtful programs in the 18th Circuit including: A Special Needs Docket for children in foster care with mental or physical disabilities allowing their case to be reviewed twice as often as previously set. Along with Brevard Family Partnership he instituted the county’s only supervised visitation program for parents seeking to reunite with their children while involved in a reunification case plan with the Department of Children and Families. With the help of his courtroom deputies and countless volunteers Judge Crawford maintained a playroom at the Courthouse for children forced to go to court along with a children’s clothing and toy/bicycle room making sure every child that came to court left with a much needed necessity and a toy. Setting of trials within 90 days of any request, litigants no longer wait a year for trial.Within the first 5 months of being assigned to the felony criminal division Judge Crawford resolved all cases assigned to him where inmates have been in Brevard County Jail in excess of 2 years therefore reducing the jail population and unnecessary delays.

​ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Friends of Brevard Lacrosse – Founding Board Member; President
• Viera Suntree Little League – Challenger Coach; Founding Board Member
• Lacrosse Coach – Viera High School
• Florida Bar Legal Needs of Children Committee – Former Member
• Brevard County Bar Association – Member; Board of Directors, 2000-2002
• Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court – 1999-2002
• Children’s Justice Act – Former Protocol Taskforce Member
• Southeast Texas Food Bank – Former Board Member
• Mickey Mahaffey Children’s Advocacy Program – Former Board Member
• Southeast Texas Women & Children’s Shelter – Advisory Board Past President

​OTHER:

– SPEECHES/LECTURES:

• Justice Teaching Instructor, Viera High School and Endeavor Elementary
• Florida Department of Children and Families Statewide Convention
• Space Coast Marine Institute
• Orange County, Texas Sheriff’s Office
• Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
• Parent to Parent
• Families Experiencing Down
• Brevard County Legal Aid
• Hidden Potentials
• Boy Scouts of America
• Melbourne Alumni Panhellenic

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The Honorable:
– Lisa Davidson

Judicial Assistant:
– Chris Trammell

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Division: F | CRIMINAL

Office: (321) 617-7281 | Email

EDUCATION:

• JD, Duke Law School, 1977
• BA, University of Michigan, 1974
• Meridian High School, Meridian, MS, 1970

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, 1998 – Present
• County Judge, Brevard County, 1994 – 1998
• Associate Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal, December 2010, July 2004, November 1999
• Associate Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeal, October 2007, July 2002, December 2000

DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS:

• Distinguished Judicial Service Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions, Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., 2018
• Guardianship & Foreclosure, 2017 – Present
• Guardianship, Probate & Foreclosure, 2015 – 2017
• Civil, 2013 – 2015
• Delinquency, 2011 – 2013
• Civil & Family, 1998 – 2001, 2008 – 2011
• Criminal, 2004 – 2008
• Dependency, 2001 – 2004

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:

• Administrative Judge, Foreclosure Case Management Committee, 2016 -2017
• Administrative Judge, Guardianship, Probate, Mental Health (Brevard) 2016 -2017
• Administrative Judge, Bar Bench Liaison (Brevard) 2015-2017
• Administrative Judge, Staff Attorneys (Brevard) 2012 – 2017
• Administrative Judge, Juvenile Drug Court (Brevard) 2011 -2013
• Administrative Judge, Civil Division (Brevard) 2008 – 2011, 2013 – 2014
• Administrative Judge, Jury Management (Brevard) 2005 – 2008
• Administrative Judge, Juvenile Division (Brevard) 2001 – 2004, 2011 – 2013
• Administrative Judge, Professionalism Committee, 2005 – 2011
• Administrative Judge, Family Division (Brevard & Seminole) 1999 – 2001

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Private Practice, Brevard County, 1982 – 1993
• Assistant State Attorney, Broward County, 1980 – 1981
• Assistant Public Defender, Broward County, 1978 – 1980

– ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS –

STATEWIDE JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES:

• Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, Member 1995 – 2017; Chair 1998 – 1999, 2007 – 2008
• Director of Florida’s Judicial Mentor Program, 1999 – 2008

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS:

• Select Committee on Justice Teaching Initiative, Chair, 2006 – 2014
• Mentor to New Judges, 1996 – Present
• Steering Committee on Families & Children, 2000 – 2004, 1996 – 1998
• Florida Courts Technology Commission, 1999 – 2003
• Commission on Professionalism, 1996 – 1998

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS:

• Guardian Ad Litem Working Group, 2002
• Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, Co-Vice Chair, 1999 – 2001
• Commission on Minimum Standards for Batterers’ Intervention, 1995 – 1999

FLORIDA BAR ACTIVITIES:

• Pro Bono Committee, 18^th Judicial Circuit Co-Committee Chair, 2015 – present
• Judicial Administration Evaluation Committee (JAEC) 2011 – 2017
• Rules of Judicial Administration (RJA), 2005-2011, Chair 2009 – 2010
• Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Executive Council, 1996 – 2004
• Legal Needs of Children, 2003 – 2005
• The Florida bar Journal/News Editorial Board, 1997 – 2003
• Family Law Rules Committee, 1998 – 2001
• Family Law Section Subcommittee on Domestic Violence, Chair

LAW RELATED ACTIVITIES:

• Brevard County Bar Association
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Law Related Education Committee, 2000 -2001
• Professionalism Committee, 1998 – 2009
• Brevard County Association of Women Lawyers
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers
• Brevard County Domestic Violence Task Force, Chair and Founder, 1995 – 1997
• Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court, 1992 – 2002; Emeritus elected 2003; President, 1999 – 2001; Executive Committee, 1992 – 2002, 2007 – 2008

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida, Board of Directors (Brevard County)
• Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County, Inc., Board of Directors
• Rotary Club of Suntree
• The Haven, Board of Directors
• Project Response, Board of Directors
• Children’s Community Theater, Board of Directors
• Indialantic Elementary School, PTSC
  

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Distinguished Judicial Service Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions, Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., 2018
• Founders’ Award, Brevard County Association for Women Lawyers, 2017
• Outstanding Jurist Award, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Brevard County Bar Association, 2000, 2007, 2013 and 2016
• William E. Gladstone Award (statewide award for judicial leadership and service to Florida’s children), 2004
• Recognized by Florida Supreme Court and Governor for Dedication to the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program, 1993 and 2003
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), 50th Anniversary Golden Star Award, 2001
• Palm Bay High School’s Guardian of the Constitution Citizenship Award for fostering law related education in Brevard County, 2001
• Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.’s Judge of the Year, 1999
• Resolution, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, recognizing work on children’s issues, 1997

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Lisa Davidson
CRIMINAL DIVISION – F

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– David Dugan

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Division: D | CIVIL

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EDUCATION:

• Fletcher H.S. Neptune Beach, Fl, 1971
• University of Florida – B.A. Criminal Justice, with Honors 1975
• Stetson University College of Law, with Honors 1978
  • Member, Stetson Law Review
• Judge Advocate General School with Honors 1978

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• JAGC (U.S. Army) 1978-1981.
  • Provided trial defense to service members facing general (felony) courts martial and/or special (misdemeanor) courts martial.
  • Appointed Senior Defense Counsel, responsible for the supervision and training of other Division trial attorneys.
  • Provided general legal advice and representation to service members and their families.
• Private Practice 1981-1998 Brevard County, Florida – Civil practice focusing on business and construction matters.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Brevard Administrative Judge, 2016-2018
• Circuit Judge, Brevard and Seminole Counties, 1998-Present
• First elected in 1998 to begin service January, 1999. Re-elected in 2004 and 2010 without opposition
• Division assignments:
  • Civil/Family Combined Division
  • Domestic Violence
  • Felony Criminal
  • Civil/ Foreclosure
• Judicial Leadership Positions:
  • Acting Chief Judge July 2008-June 2009
  • Brevard County Administrative Judge July 2008-June 2009
  • Administrative Judge – Criminal Division
  • Administrative Judge – Civil Division
  • Administrative Judge – Foreclosure Division
  • Administrative Judge – Domestic Violence
• Established the Brevard County Domestic Violence Court in 1999
• Justice delayed is justice denied. Judge Dugan has served as the administrative judge in each division to which he has been assigned. As administrative judge, he has supervised the timely, efficient, and fair provision of judicial services to the attorneys and citizens of Brevard County. Judge Dugan and the team of judges and staff in each division have created systems and attitudes leading towards caseload reductions and timely case resolution. Judge Dugan is sought out by attorneys, agencies, and other judges for case management and resolution advice.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Past Member of Rotary Club of Melbourne and Rockledge Rotary Club. Past President of the Melbourne Rotary Club; past director of Rockledge Rotary Club.
• Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Active member 1982 to present
  • Better Business Council (Board 1990-1997, Chair 1996)
  • Chamber Board 1993-1998
  • Chamber President 1998
  • Member of Committee of Past Presidents, 1999 to present
  • Chair of Brevard County Council of Chambers, 1998
• Easter Seal Society of East Central Florida – Past Chair
• Boy Scout Leader 1992-2001
• Prior youth sports leadership/coaching positions, including soccer and basketball
• Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Previous instructor for youth and adult Tae Kwon Do classes
• Member of planning committee and presenter for The Summit of Seven Youth Leadership Conference, an annual program directed to the youth of our community
• Space Coast Civilian/Military Organization
• Annual panel member of Melbourne Community Forum
• Panel member in other community forums, including Foreclosure Forum

LAW RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Former Member, 18^th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
• Member, Brevard and Seminole County Bar Associations
• Member, Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Member, Brevard County Domestic Violence Task Force
• Member, Planning Committee for Salvation Army’s Supervised Visitation and Exchange center

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• 2001 Governor’s Peace at Home Award presented by Governor Jeb Bush for “outstanding accomplishments and contributions in protecting the public and preventing domestic violence.”
• Finalist for award presented by the State of Florida during “National Crime Victim’s Rights Week.”
• The Domestic Violence program created by Judge Dugan was recognized by Best Practices Institute of the National Center for State Courts.

MILITARY SERVICE:

• Captain, U.S. Army, serving overseas 1978-1981
• Army Reserves, 1981-1984

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– James H. Earp

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Division: T | JUV/DEL

Office: (321) 617-7236 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of Florida, College of Law, Juris Doctor, December 1976
• University of South Florida, B.A. College of Language and Literature, June 1974
• Melbourne High School, 1972

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Circuit, 2001 to 2006 (served as Felony Division Chief prior to being elected Circuit Judge)
• Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda, Faherty, and Anderson, P.A., March 1991 to February 2001
• Guardian ad Litem Program, Program Attorney, June 1998 to October 2000
• Law Office of James H. Earp, Melbourne, Florida, October 1990 to March 1991
• Office of the State Attorney, Fifth Circuit, 1983 to 1987
• Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Circuit, 1987 to 1990
• Law Office of Jackson, Earp, and Jackson, Jacksonville, Florida, 1978 to 1983
• Office of the Public Defender, Jacksonville, Florida, 1977 to 1978

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Juvenile Delinquency Division: July 2017 to present
• Juvenile Drug Court: July 2017 to present
• Administrative Judge Juvenile Division currently
• Circuit judge since January 2007
• Civil/Family Division Jan. 2, 2007 to May 15, 2008
• Felony Division, May 15, 2008 to July 1, 2011
• Family Division, July 5, 2011 to July 2013
• Felony Division, July 2013 to July 2017
• Previously: Criminal Administrative Judge, Appellate Administrative Judge
• Served as Associate Judge on the Fifth District Court of Appeal, July 22, 2008
• Chair, Jail Oversight Committee, Dec. 1, 2008- July 1, 2011
• Chair, Conflict Counsel Committee, July 2009 to July 2011
• Court Statistics and Workload Committee, 2011
• Security Committee 2007 – 2008
• Judicial Liaison Committee 2007 – 2008
• Adult Drug Court, May 15, 2008 to July 2013

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Florida Bar, admitted May 31, 1977
• Brevard County Bar Association, Member since 1987
• Brevard County Bar Association Board of Directors, 1994 to 1996, 1999 to 2002
• Seminole County Bar Association, Member since 2006
• Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., Past President, Past Vice President, Board of Directors, 1995 to 2006
• Brevard County Bar Association, Professionalism Luncheon Committee Chair, 2001. Co-chair, 1999, 2000
• Brevard County Bar Association Uniform Sanctions Committee, 2001
• Florida Bar Board Certified, Criminal Trial: 1988 to 1998
• Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2002 to 2006
• Florida Bar Member Outreach Committee, 2004 to 2006
• Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court, 1994 to 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Supreme Court Symposium on Professionalism, 1998
• Mentor, Take Stock in Children Program, 2001-2002
• E-Mentor, Florida Bar E-Mentoring Program, 2004-2006
• Faculty Member, Ernest F. Hollings National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina Course: Cross Examination, March 29, 2005 to April 1, 2005

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The Honorable:
– John D. Galluzzo

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Division: T | AJ/CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4939 | Email

EDUCATION:

• BA Criminal Justice University of Central Florida
• JD Nova Southeastern College of Law

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Past President Seminole County Bar Association
• Past Chairman 18th Grievance Committee and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
• Past Chairman Seminole County Criminal Law Section
• Board Certified Criminal Trial Law (past)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Assistant Public Defender 18th Judicial Circuit
• Associate Fishback, Dominick, Bennett, Owens & Watts
• Assistant State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit
• John D. Galluzzo, P.A.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Chief Judge 18th Circuit, 2015-2017
• Currently Administrative Judge Seminole County
• Past Administrative Positions in the Courts:
  • Administrative Judge Seminole County;
  • Administrative Judge Civil Appeals,
  • Administrative Judge Circuit Criminal Division;
  • Administrative Judge; Guardianship and Probate Divisions

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Brevard County Bar Association
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Civilian Military
• Supreme Court Trial Court Security Workgroup

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Award for Chief Judge Service
• Alan A. Dickey (Judge) Judicial Service Award
• Thomas A. Whigham Award for Service
• Seminole County Judge of Year Award
• Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency Chapter VII Distinguished Service Award, 2017

OTHER COMMUNITY ROLES:

• Former Babe Ruth Baseball Coach
• Former Pop Warner Football Coach Oviedo and Hagerty High School Affiliations
• Former Youth Lacrosse and JV High School Lacrosse Coach

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The Honorable:
– Robin Lemonidis

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Division: E | CRIMINAL
Office:(321) 264-6756 | Email

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– Kenneth L. Lester Jr.

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Division: B | JUV/P/MH/G
Office: (407) 665-5342 | Email

EDUCATION:

• William R. Boone High School, Orlando, 1971
• BS, Accountancy, University of Central Florida, 1977
• MS, Accountancy 1978
• JD, University of Florida College of Law, 1980
• Military, U.S. Navy, 1971-1977. Active Duty, 1971-1973

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Fowler, Williams and Airth, 1980 to 1982
• Greenberg & Lester, Litigation in Civil and Criminal Matters, 1982 to 1990
• Kenneth R. Lester, Jr., Sole Practitioner, Litigation in Civil and Criminal Matters, 1990 to 1996

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• First elected to Circuit Court in 1996
• Re-elected in 2002, 2008 and 2014
• Served primarily in the Criminal Division and Juvenile/Dependency/Probate Division​
• Former Division Chief of Criminal, Criminal Appeals, Juvenile and Dependency/Probate Courts
• Former Jury Judge
• Former Administrative Judge, Seminole County
• 18th Judicial Circuit Court Mentor Judge

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Former President, Seminole County Bar Association
• Former President, Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society
• Former Chairman, 18th Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee
• Member, Seminole County Bar Association
• Member, Florida Bar Association
• Admitted to practice before U.S. District, Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States of America
• Former Chairman, Seminole County Legal Memorial Committee
• Lifetime Member, V.F.W.
• Member of American Legion Campbell Lossing Post 53
• Member, C.L.E.O.
• U.S.A. Wrestling, Bronze Level Coach

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Military Awards for Service Including Combat Action for Vietnam Campaign
• Various and sundry awards from State, Local and Law Related Entities Pertaining to Circuit Judge Performance

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The Honorable:
– Jeffrey Mahl

Judicial Assistant:
– Theresa Novak

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Division: N | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7260 | Email

EDUCATION:

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law

• Juris Doctorate with High Honors, 1983

Elmhurst College

• B.A. with Highest Honors, 1979

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Office of the Attorney General State of Florida, 1996-2009

• Senior Assistant Attorney General – Civil Trial Attorney

Private Practice 1983 – 1996 – Civil Trial Attorney

• Civil trial practice in both State and Federal Court
• Sole or lead counsel in over 200 cases tried to judgment
• Including 41 jury trials. 3 trials received national media
• Coverage 6 trials receive statewide media coverage eight trials received local coverage.
• Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney 1993-1998

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

Circuit Judge Brevard County, 2009 to present

• Appointed to the Circuit Court by former Governor Charlie Crist, 2009. Re-elected in 2012, and term expires in January of 2019.

Division assignments:

• Civil – July, 2017 – Present
• Criminal – January, 2015 – July, 2017
• Juvenile Dependency/Family Combined Division – June, 2012 – January, 2015
• Civil – June, 2011 – June, 2012
• Civil/Family Combined Division – January, 2010 – June, 2011

Past Administrative Positions in the Courts:

• Administrative Judge, Civil Division
• Administrative Judge, Children’s Services Council
• Administrative Judge, Jail Oversight Committee

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Cyber-Safety volunteer speaker at Brevard County Public Schools
• Speaker under the Justice Teaching Program
• Member and officer of several High school booster clubs
• Bulldog Wrestling Club (AAU, youth wrestling) Board member 2005-2009
• Bulldog Wrestling Club Copper level coach (USA Wrestling) (youth wrestling)
• Assistant Wrestling Coach from 1998 to 2009 (AAU and FAWA)

LAW RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Member, Brevard County Bar Association

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The Honorable:
– Nancy Maloney

Judicial Assistant:
– Kim Hopping

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Division: B | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7274 | Email

EDUCATION:

• JD, Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ
• MA, Columbia University, NY, NY
• BA, New York University, NY, NY
• AA, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected to the Circuit Bench, November 2014
• Served in: Family, Delinquency and Felony

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Post-Doctoral Fellow/Legal Affiliate, United Nations, Crime and Justice Research Institute, Rome, Italy
• Legal Intern, United Nations, Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Bureau, NY, NY
• Member, Middle Temple Hall, Inns of Court, London School of Economics, London, UK
• Constitutional Litigation Clinic, Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Senior Staff Attorney, Child Welfare Legal Services, Florida Department of Children and Families
• Assistant Public Defender, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division Chief for Juvenile
• Counseling Director, Upward Bound
• Teacher Adjunct Faculty, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Citizen Member/Editorial Board, Florida Today Newspaper
• Citizen Advisory Board, WMFE 90.7 National Public Radio/TV
• Board Member/President of Board/and of Counsel, Children’s Home Society of Florida, (Brevard County)
• Brevard County Bar Association
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Vassar B. Carleton, Inns of Court
• The Florida Bar
• The New York Bar
• The Washington, D.C. Bar
• The Supreme Court of the State of Florida
• The United States Supreme Court
• Juvenile Justice Council, Truancy Advisory Board
• Country Acres Advisory Board
• Teen Court
• Moot Court
• Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
• Florida Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate
• League of Women Voters
• The National Congress of Black Women, Inc.,
• Cocoa Beach Daybreak Rotary Club

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Acknowledgement: Florida Today Newspaper Editorial Board
• Acknowledgement: Children’s Home Society, Board Chair
• 10 Year Service Pin, Office of the Public Defender, 18th Judicial Circuit, FL
• Teen Court Volunteer of the Year

 

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– Donna McIntosh

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Division: L | CI/FM
Office: (407) 665-4299 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of Florida, College of Law J.D., 1983
• Stetson University, B.B.A. in Accounting, 1977
• Lyman High School, 1973

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to the Florida Bar 1983
• Stenstrom, McInstosh, Julian, Colbert, Whigham and Simmons, P.A., 1984-2001

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed Circuit Court Judge by Governor Jeb Bush, May 2001
• Supreme Court Criminal Steering Committee, 2014 to present
• Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges Civil Justice Chair, 2013 to present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• The Florida Bar since 1983
• Seminole County Bar Association (President 1996)
• Volie A. Williams Inn of Court
• Former Member of Eighteenth Circuit Grievance Committee
• Former Member of Central Florida Legal Services

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association Award for Judge of the Year, 2007 and 2016

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The Honorable:
– Kelly McKibben

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Division: N | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 637-5594 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D. May 1994
• University of Florida, B.S. in Psychology, December 1990

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Chief Legal Counsel/Deputy Chief Legal Counsel for District 7, Florida Department of Children and Families in Orlando and Cocoa, Florida, August 2003 – December 30, 2005
• Deputy Chief Legal Counsel/Managing Attorney for District 7, July 2002 – August 2003
• Managing Attorney for District 7, Child Welfare Legal Services, June 1999 – August 2003
• Senior/Supervising Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, October 1996 – June 1999
• Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, April 1995 – September 1996.
• Law Clerk, Ruth S. Capra, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, June 1993, November 1993 March 1994 and April 1994
• Intern/Volunteer for Investigator, Alachua County Public Defender’s Office in Gainesville, Florida, January 1990 – December 1990

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Circuit Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, September 2013 to present (appointed by Governor Rick Scott)
• County Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 2006 to September 2013 (appointed to the bench in December 2005 by Governor Jeb Bush)
• Appointed to the bench in December 2005 by Governor Jeb Bush
• From January 2006 to March 2007, assigned to both civil and criminal cases. In April 2007, assigned to the Criminal Division
• Administrative County Court Judge as of October 2007
• Acting Administrative County Court Judge October 2006 to September 2007

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Member of the Florida Bar since October 1994
• Member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1994 (inactive status)
• Board member of Community Based Care of Brevard since February 2008
• Team Leader for Justice Teaching Program for Kennedy Middle School since Fall 2006 and provides countywide support to Brevard’s Justice Teaching Program
• Former Chair of the Brevard County Canvassing Board
• Appointed as Bar Bench Liaison (Judicial Liaison Committee) for Brevard County, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit since July 2006
• Member of the Long* Range Planning/Stakeholders Group for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit since July 2006
• Member of the Brevard County Civilian/Military Council, 45th Space Wing since February 2006
• Member of the Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court since 1999 and served as Mentoring Director from 2002 to 2006 and serve as Program Director since 2006
• Presented and continue to present at various speaking engagements to include groups of students of various ages, women’s clubs, Girl Scout troops and elder groups
• Member of the Brevard County Bar Association since 1995. Member of the Brevard County Bar Association Board of Directors from August 2005 to December 2005
• Member of the University of Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors since July 2003. Serve on the Executive Committee and co-chair of the Membership & Marketing/Student Programs Committee. Formerly served on the Nominating Committee and Long Range Planning Committee
• President of the Brevard County Gator Club from July 1999 to July 2000 and July 2003 to December 2005 and Vice President of Academics for the Brevard County Gator Club from July 1996 to December 2005. Volunteer since 1996
• Former member of the Court Process Workgroup of the Domestic Violence/Child Abuse Commission in Orange County
• Former member of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Curriculum Workgroup.
• Member of the Friends of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard from 1999 to December 2005
• Member of the Operations Board of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard from 1997 to 1999
• Member of the Juvenile Court Rules Committee from July 2001 to June 2007
• Member of the Legal Needs of Children Committee since July 2007
• Former appointed member of the Task Force on Children’s Justice
• Participated in the High School Mock Trial Competition as a rating judge in February 2005 and as a presiding judge in 2006 and 2007
• Former member of the Professionalism Awards Luncheon Committee and have served on the Law Day Committee
• Provided legal training on various topics such as legislative updates, best practices in the initial response to child abuse investigations and the relation of Chapter 39 to domestic violence cases
• Have provided numerous legal training’s at the annual statewide Dependency Court Improvement Summit
• Presented at the annual Judicial Conference on the topic of Dependency Case Law and Legislative Updates in June 2004
• Participated in contract monitoring for the Broward County Office of the Attorney General Pilot Project and the former Alachua County State Attorney’s Office Pilot Project. This involved developing a monitoring instrument and reviewing many dependency case files from each office
• Participated in “Club Sib”, a weekend reunion for siblings placed in different foster homes, in October 2000
• Mentored a student at Fern Creek Elementary School in 2003 and 2004
• Member of Women in Law and participated in the Dean Parham Williams Freshman Trial Competition, Governor Albert P. Brewer Client Counseling Competition and Street Law Program: Teaching juveniles about the law, while at Cumberland School of Law
• Participated in a Judicial Externship with Judge Elise D. Barclay (Family Court) and completed International Studies in Canterbury, England while at Cumberland School of Law

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2006 for work with the Department of Children and Families
• Received 2005 Outstanding Performance Team Award for the District 7 Legal Leadership Team in August 2005
• Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2005 for the District 7 L.E.G.A.L. Training Team, the District 7 Legal News Monthly Newsletter Team, the Child Welfare Legal Services Case Law Conference Call Team and the Fostering Student Education Success and Stabilization Team (in conjunction with the Orange County Public Schools)
• Received 2004 Outstanding Performance Award in July 2004
• Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2004 for the District 7 Legal Leadership Team and the Child Welfare Legal Services Case Law Conference Call Team
• Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2003 for the District 7 Legal Management Team and the Legal News Monthly Newsletter Team
• Received three Davis Productivity Awards in December 2002 for 1) the L.E.A.D.E.R. Initiative and the internet* based trial notebook that was set up for all Department attorneys statewide, for 2) the Administrative Fines for False Reporting of Child Abuse Initiative, and for 3) the District 7 Legal Business Plan
• Received Davis Productivity Award in December 2001 for the Special Operations Response Team, a team focused on achieving permanency more timely for many foster children in Orange County
• Received Summit Award for Excellence in Legal Representation at Dependency Court Improvement Summit in August 2001
• Received VISION Awards from the Department of Children and Families in May 2001
• Received Summit Award for Best Practice for Outstanding Legal Training at Dependency Court Improvement Summit in August 2000
• Received the Department of Children and Families District 7 Heart of Gold Award in May 2000
• Received Distinguished Special Achievement Award from the Department of Children and Families in July 1998
• Received Outstanding Gator Club Member Award in January 1999 for 1997-1998
• Best Paper Award, Municipal Court Practice, Spring 1994
• PSO “Outstanding Volunteer” Award for 1988-1989
  

OTHER HISTORY:

– Personal History:

• Married to husband Scott Crandall
• She grew up in Clearwater, Florida and has been a resident of Brevard County since November of 1994
• She enjoys spending time with family and friends, spending time outdoors, attending Florida Gator’s games, and also likes working with children

 

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Judge McKibben Utilizes the JACs System

 

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Division: K | CI/FM
Office: (407) 665-4245 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of South Florida – B.A. Psychology 1975
• South Texas College of Law – J.D. 1979

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to the Florida Bar, 1979
• Admitted to the Texas Bar, 1979
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1981
• Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1985
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1985

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• January 1980 – July1983
  • Broward County State Attorney’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Chief Prosecutor Misdemeanor, Hollywood Court, Felony Prosecutor.
• July 1983 – March 1986
  • Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee.
  • Represented the Department in all personnel legal matters, employment discrimination, labor disputes, administrative law and civil litigation.
  • Appeared before federal and state courts and administrative hearing officers.
  • Registered lobbyist for the Department. Legal advisor on Cabinet issues.
• March 1986 – August 1992
  • Borroughs, Grimm, Bennett & Griffin, P.A., Orlando, FL. Commercial litigation practice.
  • Partner: September, 1988 – August 1992.
  • December 1989 – August 1992: Head of litigation Department.
• August 1992 – June 1999
  • Debra Steinberg Nelson, P.A., Orlando, FL. Litigation practice including: contract disputes, mortgage foreclosures, corporate disputes, family law (dissolution of marriage, custody, paternity), probate litigation fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, employment disputes, employment discrimination, real property disputes, aviation litigation, construction defects, mechanics liens, constitutional law claims, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy, administrative proceedings, class action lawsuit, and appellate matters.
• Arbitrator for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1992-1999.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, by Governor Jeb Bush May 1999.
• Elected Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, September 2000 with 72% approval rate of the voters in Seminole and Brevard Counties
• Juvenile Delinquency Division, June 1999 – July 2000
• Civil, Family and Probate Division, July 2000 – June 2002; July 2004 – June 2007
• Felony Division, July 2002 – June 2004; July 2007 – December 2012
• Civil Division, January 2013 – Present
• Administrative Judge in the Juvenile Division, Seminole County, November 1999-June 2000.
• Administrative Judge for Seminole County, July 2000 – July 2001
• Administrative Judge in the Family Division, Seminole County, July 2000 – June 2001
• Administrative Judge in the Probate and Guardianship Division, Seminole County, July 2001 – June 2002
• Administrative Judge for Appeals, Seminole County, July 1999 – June 2007
• Administrative Judge Professionalism Committee, July 2009 – present
• Acting Chief Judge, Seminole & Brevard Counties, July 2003- June 2005
• Preside over Seminole County Adult Drug Court, October 2002 – March 2005
• Served on Florida Supreme Court Pro Se Committee
• Served on 18th Judicial Circuit Conflicts Committee
• Served on Family Court Steering Committee Summit on Redefining Florida’s Family Courts
• Served on Seminole County Court Operations Committee, June 2009 – December 2012
• Serves on Trial Court Budget Commission – December 2010 – present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Florida Bar Criminal Rules Committee 2007 – Present
• Florida Bar Family Rules Committee 2004 – 2007
• Florida Bar Civil Rules Committee 1999 – 2004
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Brevard County Bar Association
• Volie A. Williams Inns of Court, President July 2004 – June 2005
• Seminole County Community Leaders and Elected Officials

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Firm but Fair Administration of Justice to the Children of Seminole County awarded by: The Office of the Public
• Defender, Office of the State Attorney, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Attorneys and Court Personnel, June 30, 2000-2001
• Seminole County Community Child Advocate of the Year Award, 2001
• Office of the State Attorney “Leadership Award”, 2010
• Martindale Hubble “A.V.” Attorney Rating

 

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The Honorable:
– George Paulk

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Division: M | CIVIL
Office: (321) 264-6759 | Email

EDUCATION:

• JD, University of Florida, College of Law, 1985
• BS, University of Florida, College of Business, 1982
• AA, Florida State University, 1979
• Merritt Island High School, 1977

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Supervising Attorney, Guardian ad Litem Program, Brevard and Seminole Counties, FL 2001-2014
• Adjunct Professor, Business, Criminal Justice, and Paralegal Studies, 1999 to 2014
• Attorney, Private Practice, Brevard and Seminole Counties, FL – Business, Family, and Criminal law; 1986 to 2001
• Assistant State Attorney, 18th Circuit, 1987 to 1988
• Admitted U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1987
• Admitted Florida Bar, 1986

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Family Division and Domestic Violence, 2015 to present
• Circuit Judge, 2015 to present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Vassar B. Carleton American Inn of Court
• Member, Brevard County Civilian/Military Council, 45th Space Wing
• Member, East Coast Christian Center, Merritt Island
• Prior Member (10 years), First Baptist Church Merritt Island
• Prior Member (10 years), Park Avenue Baptist, Titusville
• Prior Little League Coach, Cocoa and Merritt Island (10 years)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Guardian Ad Litem Leadership Award, 2010
• Junny Award from Protect Our Children, Inc., 2008 (in recognition of long history of representing children in need)
• Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Award, 1993 (for representing abused, abandoned and neglected children of Brevard County, FL)
• 18th Judicial Circuit Nominee for the Supreme Court Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award (for long-standing commitment to pro bono representation of children and families in crisis)

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The Honorable:
– Tonya Rainwater

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Division: R | CJ/G
Office:(321) 617-7283 | Email

EDUCATION:

JUDICIAL CAREER:

• Elected County Court Judge, 1986
• Elected Circuit Judge, 1990 (subsequently reelected without opposition)
• Since being elected, Judge Rainwater has presided over tens of thousands of cases in every division of the court.

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP ROLES:

• Chief Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, 2006-2007
• Chief Administrative Judge, Brevard County/Acting Chief Judge, 2007-2008
• Administrative Judge, Appeals Division, 2007 – present
• Administrative Judge, Criminal Division, 1998 – 1999, 2005 – 2006
• Administrative Judge, Family Division, 2001 – 2005
• Jury Management Judge, 1996 -1998, 1999 – 2000
• Chief Administrative County Judge, 1988 – 1990
• Director, Conference County Judges, 1989
• Drug Court Judge, 1997 to 1999, 2005 – 2007
• Judicial Liaison Committee
• Court Technology Committee

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Melbourne High School Hall of Fame, inducted 2007
• Woman of Distinction in Education and Government, Girl Scouts of America Citrus Council, 2001
• Woman of Achievement Award, March of Dimes, 2000
• Judicial Distinguished Service Award, Florida Council on Crime & Delinquency, 1999
• Rainwater Center for Girls at Crosswinds Youth Services (a day program and accredited school for at-risk girls ages 12 through 18) is dedicated in honor of Judge Rainwater, 1996
• Who’s Who in American Law

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Brevard County Bar Association, 1979 to present
• Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity, 2006 to present
• Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules
• Justice Teaching Program, Volunteer, 2006 – present
• Florida State University, Garnet and Gold Key Society
• Moot Court, University of Florida, College of Law
• Student Honor Court, University of Florida
• Young Lawyer’s Section Board of Governors, 1982 -1984
• Rainwater Center for Girls, Advisory Committee Member
• Moot Court Brevard County High Schools, Volunteer Judge
• Mental Health Association of Brevard County, Past President
• American Association of University Women, Member
• Junior League of South Brevard, Past Member
• Suntree United Methodist Church, Member

 

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The Honorable:
– Jessica Recksiedler

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Division: M | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4996 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Florida State University, B.S., Accounting, 1994
• Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1997
• Member, Phil Alpha Delta Honor Society
• Member of Trial Team, Stetson University College of Law- 1995-1997

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

State Attorney, Lawson Lamar, Ninth Judicial Circuit –1997-1998

• Assistant State Attorney

Kilgore, Pearlman, Stamp, Ornstein and Squires, P.A. 1998-2000

• Associate attorney
• Areas of Practice — Construction, commercial, probate and insurance litigation and criminal defense

Thompson, Recksiedler, & Evangelo P. A, f/k/a Thompson & Associates, P.A. 2000-2010

• Associate-2000-2005
• Partner -2005-2010
• Areas of Practice —commercial, construction, insurance defense, personal injury, and probate litigation

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected Circuit Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit November 2010
• Circuit Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, January 2011 to present
• Felony Criminal Division, January 2011 to July 2014
• Civil/Family Division, July 2014 to present
• Administrative Judge for Technology for Seminole County, January 2011 to present
• Seminole County Adult Drug Court Judge, January 2012 to present
• Administrative Judge of the Civil Division for Seminole County, January 2015 to present
• Administrative Judge of the Appellate Division for Seminole County, July 2017 to present
• Administrative Judge for Juror Management for Seminole County, July 2017 to present
• Education Committee, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges January 2015 to present
• Florida Bar Referee for Florida Bar Disciplinary Action, December 2011 and June 2017
• Associate Judge for 5th DCA, March 2012

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Florida Bar Association
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Brevard County Bar Association- 2009-2012 and 2014
• Orange County Bar Association- 1997-2010
• Volie A. Williams Inns of Court
• Seminole County Community Leaders and Elected officials
• Brevard County Civilian Military Council, 45th Space Wing

​COMMUNITY:

• Justice Teaching Volunteer– educate elementary students on the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
• Lake Mary Rotary
• Lector at Church

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The Honorable:
– Morgan L. Reinman

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Division: V | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7272 | Email

PUBLICATIONS:

• Published in 1994 an audio cassette program entitled, To Divorce or Not: The Financial, Legal and Emotional Aspects.

EDUCATION:

• Nova University, J.D. 1986; Dean’s List Spring, 1984
• Florida Southern College, B.S. 1982; Dean’s List two semesters
• Merritt Island High School, graduated with honors, 1979

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 2003 – present
• 5th D.C.A., Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001 to 2002
• 18th Circuit, Judicial Nominating Commission (Governor Appointed), 1990 to 1994
• Chairperson, 1991 – 1992
• Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division 1987 to 1991
• Member, Executive Committee 1989 to 1991
• Family Law Section 1987 to 2007
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (admitted April, 1987)

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• American Bar Association 1987 to 2004
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1987-1994
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Trustee, 1994 to present
• Secretary, 1992 to 1993
• Board of Directors, 1989 to 1994
• Brevard County Bar Association 1986 to present
• Chairperson, Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 2002 – 2003
• President, 2001 – 2002
• President-Elect, 2000-2001
• Secretary, 1999-2000
• Treasurer, 1998-1999
• Board of Directors, 1995 to 2002
• Chairperson, Law Week,1988 and 1989
• Brevard County Civilian/Military Council
• Member, 2008 to present
• Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc.
• Board of Directors, 1990 to 2003
• Chairperson, Legal Supervision Committee, 1992-1993, and 1997 to1999
• Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals
• Member, 2008 to present
• Florida Real Estate Salesman License, 1983 to present
• Family Administrative Judge for the Eighteenth Circuit,
• Brevard and Seminole Counties, 2005 to 2007
• Family Law Advisory Group, 2001 to 2007
• Chairperson, 2003 to 2007
• Family Law Network Chairperson, 2004 to 2007
• Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, 2003 to present
• Fifth District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida
• Associate Judge, September 5, 2007
• Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, 2003 to 2007
• Board of Directors, 2004 to 2007 Juvenile Administrative Judge for the Eighteenth Circuit, 2009 to present Juvenile Delinquency Stakeholders Group, Chairperson, 2007 to present
• Leo Goodwin Research Fellowship, August, 1984 to February, 1985
• Phi Alpha Delta Law fraternity 1983 to present
• Seminole County Bar Association, 2003 to 2008
• Space Coast Tiger Bay Club, 2006 to 2007
• Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court
• Member, 1995 to 1999, 2004 to 2007
• Executive Committee, 1996 to 1999
• Secretary/Treasurer, 1997 to 1999
• Program Director, 1996-1997

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Presidents Award, Brevard County Bar Association, July 18, 2003
• Appreciation Award for Extraordinary Service to the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit from Chief Judge Bruce W. Jacobus, July 12, 2002
• Award, Fair Housing Continuum, Inc., April 16, 2002
• Award, Brevard County Bar Association (President), 2001 – 2002
• 2001 Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., March 1, 2002
• Award, Brevard County Bar Association (President-Elect), 2000 – 2001
• 2000 Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., February 23, 2001
• Award, Brevard County Bar Association (Secretary), 1999 – 2000
• Certificate of Appreciation, Tropical Elementary School (Career Week), 1999
• Award, Brevard County Bar Association (Treasurer), 1998 – 1999
• Award, Brevard County Bar Association (Quiet Room), July 17, 1998
• Award, Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court (Secretary/Treasurer), 1997 – 1999
• Award, Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court (Program Director), 1996 – 1997
• Certificate of Appreciation, Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach, October 10, 1996
• Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard, January 26, 1996
• Certificate of Appreciation, Merritt Island High School Class of 1995 (Project Graduation), 1995
• Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard (50/50 Raffle), June 21, 1993
• Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard (Chairman of Art Auction), May 22, 1993
• Certificate of Appreciation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard, January 27, 1993
• Certificate of Appreciation, The Florida Bar, Young Lawyers’ Division, June 25, 1992
• Award, Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (Port Canaveral Seafood Festival), March 29, 1992
• Certificate of Appreciation, American Bar Association’s American Bar Endowment, January 30, 1992
• Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard (Secretary), 1992
• Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard (Chairman), 1992
• President’s Award, Brevard County Bar Association 1988 – 1989
• President’s Award, Brevard County Bar Association, 1987 – 1988
• Certificate of Recognition, Central Florida Criminal Justice Institute (DUI Trial School), October 18, 1986

SPEECHES AND LECTURES:

• The Florida Bar, Practicing With Professionalism: Panel Discussion
  
• Indian Harbor Montessori Elementary: spoke on the Three Branches of Government
• Brevard County Bar Association, 2006 Annual Professionalism Awards Luncheon: presented the Non-Lawyer Award
• Family Law Advisory Group, Divorce Symposium: gave Welcome, introduced speakers and participated in a Panel Discussion with the Judges
  
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: guest speaker
  
• Brevard County Bar Association: installed officers
  
• Brevard County Bar Association: spoke as a Continuing Legal Education Speaker on “Addressing All Issues in a Comprehensive Dissolution of Marriage Final Judgment and Preparation of the Proposed Order”
  
• Merritt Island High School: numerous lectures on being a Judge
  
• Brevard County Bar Association, 50th Anniversary Celebration: presented the Oral History of the Brevard County Bar Association
  
• Brevard Paralegal Association, Fourteenth Annual Installation and Awards Banquet: Keynote Speaker
  
• Brevard County Bar Association, 2003 Fifth Annual Awards Luncheon: presented the Non-Lawyer Award
  
• Equal Housing Opportunity: spoke as a guest speaker at their “2002 Fair Housing Litigation: Rights, Remedies and Rewards”
  
• Brevard County Bar Association: spoke as a Continuing Legal Education speaker on “Child Support Guidelines: Old and New”
  
• Brevard County Bar Association: spoke as a guest speaker at the dinner/roast for the Honorable John Antoon II
  
• Brevard County Bar Association: spoke as a Continuing Legal Education speaker on “In Jason’s Best Interests: The Responsibilities of Lawyers In Custody Disputes”
  
• Brevard County Lawyers Women’s Symposium: spoke as a guest speaker on
  “Balancing Personal and Professional Obligations”
  
• Brevard County Paralegal Association: installed officers for two years
  
• Tropical Elementary School: spoke as a guest speaker for career week on being a lawyer
  
• Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach: spoke as a guest speaker on divorce
  
• Kennedy Space Center Credit Union: numerous lectures on divorce and adoption
  
• Space Coast Credit Union: numerous lectures on divorce and adoption
  
• Women’s Center: numerous seminars on divorce
  
• Brevard County Professional Women’s Network: spoke as a guest speaker on “Foibles to Avoid as a Businesswoman in a Male Business Environment”
  
• WMEL Radio Station: spoke as a guest speaker on divorce
  
• Brevard Community College: spoke as a guest speaker at their Pro Se Divorce Clinic
  
• Legal Secretaries of Brevard: spoke as a guest speaker on Litigation Procedures
  
• Public TV Station: spoke as a guest speaker on Law Day

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The Honorable:
– Charles Roberts

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Division: J | CIVIL
Office: (321) 617-7289 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Melbourne HS, Class of 1972
• Brevard Community College, AA
• University of Florida, BS
• Stetson College of Law, JD 1981

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Civil Trial Attorney, 1982 – 2008

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

• Brevard County Administrative Judge, 2011 to 2013
• Administrative Judge, Civil Division, 2017 to present

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Circuit Judge, 18th Circuit, 2008 to present
• Served in Civil/Family, Criminal, Civil

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Brevard County Bar
• Circles of Care
• Tied Together of the Space Coast
• Brevard County Civilian/Military Council
• National Wild Turkey Federation

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Volie Williams-Clarence Johnson, Outstanding Judge of the Year Award, 2015

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The Honorable:
– Michael Rudisill

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Division: G | CI/FM
Office: (407) 665-4218 | Email

EDUCATION:

• J.D., University of Florida College of Law
• B.A., History (with Honors), University of Florida
• Diploma, (with Honors) Winter Park High School

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Judge Rudisill began his professional career as a certified legal intern in the Office of the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Upon graduation and passage of the Florida Bar Exam, he accepted a position as an Assistant State Attorney. Over the next few years, he prosecuted misdemeanors and felonies in both Orange and Osceola Counties. He gained extensive courtroom experience representing the people of the State of Florida.
• Judge Rudisill later joined a private criminal defense practice (The Defense Group, Maitland) and fought for the rights of clients throughout Central Florida.)

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed to the Circuit bench in 2009
• Won election to remain on bench, 2010
• Re-elected without opposition, 2016
• Civil and Family Division, 2009-Present
• Juvenile Drug Court, 2010-Present
• Legislative Liaison, 2010-Present
• Former Administrative Judge for the Civil Appellate Division
• Associate Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal, (Summer 2011)

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association
  – Treasurer 2012
  – Board of Directors, 2009-Present
• Seminole County Inn of Court
  – President, 2012/2013
  – Ethics Chair, 2011/2012
  – Treasurer, 2009/2010
  – Board of Directors, 2009-Present
• Brevard County Bar Association, 2009-Present
• Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, 2009-Present
• Brevard County Civilian Military Community Relations Council, 2009-Present
• National Rifle Association, Life Member
• Seminole County Community Leaders and Elected Officials (CLEO) 2009-Present
• Tied Together of the Space Coast 2016-Present

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association 2012 Mize-Dickey Award for Judge of the Year

Judge Rudisill Utilizes the JACs System

Judge Rudisill Utilizes the JACs System

 

The Honorable:
– Robert Segal

Judicial Assistant:
– Debbie Lansing

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Division: G | FAMILY
Office: (321) 637-5641 | Email

EDUCATION:

• • BA – Political Science – George Washington University – 1988
  • JD – Vermont Law School – 1991

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Assistant Public Defender
• Private practitioner
• General Magistrate

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JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed to Circuit Court by Governor Rick Scott in December 2018

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The Honorable:
– Christina Serrano

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Division: C | FAMILY
Office: (321) 617-7256 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Juris Doctorate, Stetson University College of Law, 2003
• BA, Political Science/Criminology, Florida Southern College, 1998
• Titusville High School, 1995

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Christina Serrano is the circuit judge for Group 9, of Florida’s Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. She won the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016. She is currently assigned to the Family Division.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Past President, Brevard County Association for Women Lawyers
• Past Board Member and Past Treasurer, Brevard County Bar Foundation
• Past President, Young Lawyers Division, Brevard County Bar Association
• Past Board Member, Brevard County Red Cross
• Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
• Volunteer Teacher, Justice Teaching Program
• Member, Toastmasters
• AOTT Member, Melbourne Alumnae Panhellenic
• Past Member, Seminole County Bar Association
• LEAD Brevard Graduate
• Vassar Carlton Inns of Court

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
• Served on the Florida Bar “Codes and Rules of Evidence Committee”
• Currently serving on the Florida Bar “Small Claims Committee”
• ESGR “Patriotic Employer Award”, Secretary Department of Defense

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The Honorable:
– Melissa Souto

Judicial Assistant:
– Nicole Daniels

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Division: A | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4993 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Florida State University College of Law, 2001
• University of Central Florida, BA 1998
• Double Major Political Science and Liberal Studies

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Seminole County Sheriff’s Office 2010-2015
  • Assistant and General Counsel
• Law Office of Sherman and Souto, 2008-2010
• Seminole County State Attorney’s Office, 2002-2008
  • Assistant State Attorney
• Volusia County State Attorney’s Office, 2001-2002
  • Assistant State Attorney

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed to the Circuit bench in 2015
• Assigned to Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Dependency, Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health (Baker Acts and Marchman Acts), Divorces and Domestic Violence Injunctions associated with Dependency cases
• Administrative Judge for Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency 2017-present
• Administrative Judge for Probate, Guardianship and Mental Health 2017-Present
• Elected to the Circuit bench 2018

​ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association, Board of Directors
• Brevard County Bar Association
• Volie A Williams inns of Court (Seminole County)
• Central Florida Family Law Inn of Court
• Seminole County Community Leaders and Elected Officials
• Brevard County Civilian Military Council, 45th Space wing
• Sertoma Seminole County Chapter
• Student Advisory Council Seminole County Public Charter School (Past)
• Florida Association of Police Attorneys (Past)
• Volusia County Bar Association (Past)
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society (Past)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Past)
• Golden Key Honor Society (Past)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Distinguished Service Award- Seminole County Bar Association 2018
• Sheriff’s Commendation 2014

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Judge Souto Utilizes the JACs System

 

The Honorable:
– Susan Stacy

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Division: W | CI/FM
Office: (407) 665-4048 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA)
• Double Major: Finance and Marketing
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
• Labor Relations/Human Resource Admin
• Juris Doctor (JD) – Emphasis: Employment Law

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Judge Stacy began her career in Education serving as a Recruiter, Counselor, and Administrator.
• She continued her career in Human Resource Administration and Labor Relations, working at several multi-national corporations.
• As a capstone to her career serving the public, she worked at and for a number of law firms and corporations provided legal services to individuals and corporate entities.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Ciba-Geigy Corporation
• Temple University
• Tosco-Oil/Circle K
• Honeywell IAC-Manpower
• Extern-Tax Division, State of Arizona
• Aspey, Watkins & Diesel
• Seyfarth Shaw
• Stenstrom, McIntosh, Colbert, Whigham, Reischmann, & Simmons
• Susan W. Stacy, Law Firm

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• The citizens of Brevard & Seminole Counties elected Judge Stacy Circuit Judge in 2015. She served the Juvenile Division, which includes Probate, Guardianship and Mental Health for 2.5 years.
• Currently, Judge Stacy serves the Civil/Family Division, which includes Personal Injury and Real Estate Issues as well as a plethora of other legal issues and cases.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Inn of Court-Professionalism Society
• Seminole County Legal Aid, Former Director
• Elder Care Coordinator-18th Seminole
• Professionalism Committee-18th, Seminole
• Boy Scouts of America
  • Merit Badge Counselor
  • Presentations: Citizenship
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Secretary of Church Women’s Counsel
• Brevard County Bar Association (2010-2016)
• Young Lawyer’s Division, SC, Founder

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Above & Beyond Award-Children & Community Services
• First Shiloh Baptist Church-Honoree, Let Freedom Ring Celebration
• Department of Juvenile Justice-Certificate of Appreciation, Brevard & Seminole Counties
• Legal Aid, Seminole County, Attorney Recognition.
• Former President of Inn of Court, Seminole County (Elected)
• Former Director/Secretary SC Bar Association (Elected)
• Former Director/Legal Aid Association, SC (Elected)
• Director, Fla Bar Young Lawyer’s Division (Elected without Opposition to represent Circuit on State-wide Board)
• Collegian of the Year-NE, Delta Zeta Sorority
• Florence Hood Miner

 

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The Honorable:
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Division: S | FAMILY
Office: (321) 617-7287 | Email

EDUCATION:

JUDICIAL CAREER:

• Appointed Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, 2016 to present
• Family Law Administrative Judge, 2017 to present
• Co-presenter at the 2012 Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies and 2013 Florida Conference of Circuit Judges

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Brevard County Bar Association Member
• Brevard County Bar Association Board of Directors 1999 – 2000
• Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court member 1999 – 2002, 2005 to present
• Brevard Family Law Network chair, 2005 – 2016
• Florida Bar Association Client Security Fund Committee Member 2001 – 2004
• Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee Member 1999 – 2002, Chair 2003

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Frank R. Pound Presenter of the Year, Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court, 2013
• Silver Level Recognition from Florida Supreme Court for pro bono service, 2004
• Brevard County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2001

 

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The Honorable:
– George B. Turner

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Division: A | CIVIL
Office: (321) 952-4703 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Rollins College, B.S., Criminal Justice, 1977
• Rollins College, M.S., Criminal Justice, 1980
• Nova University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1984

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

STATES ATTORNEY ‘S OFFICE:

• Served as Assistant State Attorney to Norman Wolfinger, prosecuting a wide range of cases from 1985 to 1986.

PRIVATE PRACTICE:

• Included criminal and family law, civil litigation, and personal injury.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER:

• Police Officer, City of Melbourne, 1972 – 1981

JUDICIAL CAREER:

• Elected County Court Judge, 2002- 2005
• Elected Circuit Judge, 2005 – Present

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP ROLES:

• Brevard County Administrative Judge, July 2005 – December 2005
• Chairman, Brevard County Canvassing Board, July 2003 – December 2005
• Co-Chair, Courthouse Security Committee, July 2003 – Present

MILITARY CAREER:

• United States Army Airborne Infantry and Rangers September 1969 – April 1972

MILITARY AWARDS & CITATIONS:

• Silver Star
• Bronze Star
• Combat Infantryman Badge
• Paratroop Jump Wings
• Air Medal
• Sharpshooter Medal
• Army Commendation Medal

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The Honorable:
– Judy Atkin

Judicial Assistant:
– Shannon Morgan

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Division: 11 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 637-5644 | Email

EDUCATION:

• State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1976
• University of Miami Law School, J.D., 1980

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• General Private Practice, 1980 – 2007
• Board Certified Marital and Family Law, 1994 – 2009

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected to a newly created seat on the county court bench, 2007

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS (PAST & PRESENT):

• County Court Administrative Judge
• Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Appointed by County Commission to serve on Pre-trial Services & Misdemeanor Probation Services Selection Committee
• Administrative Judge, Veterans Treatment Court

COMMUNITY SERVICE (PAST & PRESENT):

• Volunteer Tutor, Literacy for Adults in Brevard
• Justice Teaching Volunteer
• Volunteer, Attorney ad Litem for neglected, abused, or abandoned children
• Volunteer, Big Sister, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program
• Volunteer Judge, Brevard County Bar Association Mock Trials
• Volunteer Judge, University of Central Florida Mock Trial Competition
• Foster Parent
• Member, Melbourne Municipal Band (Past President)
• Member, Space Coast Flute Orchestra
• Board of Directors, Literacy for Adults in Brevard
• Board of Trustees: Law Library

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS (PAST & PRESENT):

• Board of Directors, Brevard County Legal Aid
• Member, Florida Bar Association since 1980
• Member, Brevard Bar Association since 1982
• Member, The Florida Bar’s Marital and Family Law Board Certification Exam Review Panel

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The Honorable:
– Rhonda Babb

Judicial Assistant:
– Henrietta Frazier

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Division: 10 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 637-5604 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Judge Babb was a gifted student at Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, New York and went on to earn an academic scholarship to Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
• She graduated from Wellesley in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature and African American Studies.
• Judge Babb received her Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1984. While there, she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Judge Babb specialized in Immigration, Real Estate, Consumer, and Family Law while a sole practitioner in Brooklyn, New York.
• Judge Babb gained invaluable experience as an administrative law judge for the City of New York Environmental Control Board. She also served as an arbitrator, conducting trials of small claims matters in the Civil Court.
• Judge Babb served as a litigator for Central Florida Legal Services from 1994 until her judicial appointment.
  
• She practiced state, federal and administrative law at both trial and appellate levels developing an expertise on landlord/tenant, consumer, and special education issues.
• Member of the Caribbean Association of Women Judges
• Member, Brevard County Association for Women Lawyers.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Governor Jeb Bush appointed Judge Babb to the county court bench in 2002.
• In 2004, Brevard’s County Court Judges unanimously elected Judge Babb to serve as administrative judge.

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The Honorable:
– Michelle Baker

Judicial Assistant:
– Lisa Walters

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Division: 1 | CIVIL
Office: (321) 264-6996 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of Central Florida, B.S.
• Stetson University College of Law, J.D.
• Member, Stetson Law Review, Moot Court (won several Moot Court competitions including Best Oral Advocate, First Place Workers Compensation & National Tax Moot Court)

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Brevard County Court Judge, January 2009 to present

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

• Administrative Judge, October 2012 to September 30, 2014
• Team Leader of Justice Teaching in Brevard County Schools
• Associate Professor/Faculty, New Judges College

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Sole Practitioner with emphasis on Family Law, 2001 to 2009
• Associate, Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda, Faherty, P.A., 1988 to 2001

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Outstanding Pro Bono Award recipient in 1993, 2001, 2003, and 2004
  (Presented by the Brevard County Legal Aid Society for providing legal representation to clients who could not afford to pay)
• Order of Barristers

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS:

• Past President, Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court
• Member, Brevard County Bar Association
• Member, Florida Bar Association (admitted 1989)
• Member Rotary International, President Titusville Rotary
• Board Member Brevard Nature Alliance

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The Honorable:
– Thomas J. Brown

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Division: 6 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7285 | Email

EDUCATION:

• BA, Political Science/Business Management, Eckerd College, 1985
• JD with Honors, Stetson University College of Law, 1989

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Assistant State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit, 1993 to July 2016

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• County Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, July 2016 to Present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Chairperson, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 2013 to 2016

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS:

• Meritorious Public Service Award, The Florida Bar, March 2016
• Brevard County Bar Association Professionalism Award/Government Attorney, 2009
• Pride in Excellence Award, Trial Attorney of the Year, 1998
• Victim’s Rights Attorney of the Year, 2001

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The Honorable:
– Kenneth Friedland

Judicial Assistant:
– Valerie Mackey

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Division: 7 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 264-6777 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Melbourne High School
• BA, University of South Florida
• JD, University of Florida

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Office of Public Defender, 1981 to 1984
  (Misdemeanor, Juvenile, Felony, Capital)
• Private Practice, 1984 to 1995 (AV rating)
  (Civil and Commercial Litigation, Family, Probate, Governmental – City of Titusville, Town of Melbourne Village, Brevard County Clerk of Court, Drug Task Force)

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• County Court Judge, 1995 to Present
  (Civil, Criminal, Family, Canvassing Board, Florida Bar Referee, Mentor Judge)

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Brevard County Bar Association
• Brevard County – Canvassing Board Chairman
  Previously:
• Vassar B. Carlton American Inns of Court- Emeritus and past President
• Civilian Military Relations Council
• Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program-former Chairman and Board Member
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brevard – Board of Directors and Big Brother
• Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science – former President
• Take Stock in Children – Brevard County School System
• Brevard County Law Library Board of Trustees
• Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee

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The Honorable:
– Benjamin Garagozlo

Judicial Assistant:
– Kimberly Pozgar

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Division: 8 | CIVIL
Office: (321) 617-7266 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Boston University, B.A.
• Ohio Northern University, J.D.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the County Court;
• Presided over civil and criminal cases at the Melbourne Courthouse;
• Former Brevard County Court Administrative Judge

JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

• Appointed to the Judicial Management Council by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, November 2012 through June 2015 (Reappointed by the Chief Justice to a second term beginning July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020);
• Former County Court Administrative Judge

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Former Assistant District Counsel with the U.S. Justice Department / U.S. Homeland Security;
• Former Assistant State Attorney, Brevard County;
• Former Special Counsel with the Brevard County School Board;
• Former attorney with the local Fraternal Order of Police;
• Former Conflict attorney for the Florida Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement;
• Florida Bar member since 1987

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

• Current member of the Judicial Management Council;
• Former member of the Education Committee – Conference of County Court Judges;
• Former member of the Traffic Rules Committee – Conference of County Court Judges;
• Former member of the Awards Committee – Conference of County Court Judges

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Meals on Wheels, Volunteer driver, providing meals to home bound seniors each week since 2008;
• Scholarship Sponsor, providing annual scholarship to a deserving public high school graduate since 2004;

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• 2017 – Space Coast Public Service “Norm Wolfinger Justice” Award;
• 2011 – CAPTF of Brevard Award for “governmental/legislative official”;
• 2010 – Brevard C.A.R.E.S. “Certificate of Appreciation”

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The Honorable:
– Kelly Ingram

Judicial Assistant:
– Mellisa Dix

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Division: 2 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 952-4702 | Email

EDUCATION:

• State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1976
• University of Miami Law School, J.D., 1980

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Judge Ingram is a former Assistant State Attorney prior to going into private practice and then opening her law firm.

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected in 2016 and began her judicial career in January 2017

• County Court Administrative Judge
• Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Appointed by County Commission to serve on Pre-trial Services & Misdemeanor Probation Services Selection Committee
• Administrative Judge, Veterans Treatment Court

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS (PAST & PRESENT):

• Brevard County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Brevard County Association for Women Lawyers
• Former Board Director for Community Treatment Center

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The Honorable:
– Katie Jacobus

Judicial Assistant:
– Sherry Tuttle

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Division: G | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7268 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of South Florida
• Florida Coastal School of Law

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

County Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS:

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The Honorable:
– David Koenig

Judicial Assistant:
– Allana Edwards

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Division: 5 | CRIMINAL
Office: (321) 617-7262 | Email

EDUCATION:

• University of Florida, B.A., 1985
• University of Miami, J.D., 1990

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the County Court in January, 2014
  
• Currently assigned to the criminal division

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Assistant State Attorney, Brevard County, 1990 through 2013
  • Juvenile Division Chief -2001 to 2005
  • Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Division, Chief Intake Prosecutor-2005-2013
• Former Adjunct Professor, Law Enforcement Academy, Eastern Florida State College, Melbourne, FL
• Adjunct Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
• Adjunct Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Member of the Florida Bar-1990-Present
• Brevard County Bar Association
• Civilian Military Council

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Justice Teaching Volunteer, 2006 to present
• Big Brother Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Florida
• Volunteer Mentor, Take Stock in Children
• Board Member, Country Acres Children’s Home, Titusville, FL
• Coach and Board Member, YMCA of Cocoa
• Assistant Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America
• Board Member, Space Coast Marine Institute

AWARDS & HONORS:

• Victim’s Rights Attorney of the Year Award, 2005

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The Honorable:
Michelle Naberhaus

Judicial Assistant:
– Theresa Goddard

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Division: 9 | FAMILY
Office: (321) 617-7270 | Email

EDUCATION:

• JD, Levin College of Law, University of Florida, 2000
• BA, University of Florida, 1997

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Prior to her appointment, Judge Naberhaus practiced in the areas of general civil litigation, insurance defense litigation, trust and estate litigation, and guardianship litigation. She began her practice in the 15th and 19th Judicial Circuits with the law firms Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, & Abel, P.A. and Peterson Bernard, P.A. She also served as an adjunct professor of Business Law at Florida Atlantic University. In 2009, she relocated to Brevard County where she became a shareholder of Gray Robinson, P.A. Prior to her appointment; she was serving as Of Counsel with Dean Mead, P.A.
• Florida Bar, Member since 2001
  • Probate Rules Committee, July 2013 to June 2016
  • Chair, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, July 2012 to June 2013
  • Member, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee July 2010 to June 2013
  • Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Committee 2010 to 2016

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Brevard County Court Judge
  • Appointed by Governor Rick Scott, May, 2016 (term began January 3, 2017)
• Administrative Judge
  • Mental Health Court, 2017 to Present
• Florida Conference of County Court Judges
  • Criminal Rules Committee, 2017 to Present
  • Sentencing Committee, 2017 to Present​

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

PROFESSIONAL

• Vassar B. Carlton American Inns of Court
  • Master, 2016 to Present
  • Barrister, 2010 to 2013
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
  • Member, July 2010 to 2014
  • Chapter Representative, July 2011 to June 2012
  • Membership Advancement & Promotion Committee, July 2011 to June 2012
  • Communications Committee, July 2011 to June 2012
  • Legislative Committee, July 2011 to June 2012
• Brevard County Bar Association
  • Member, 2010 to Present
  • Board of Directors, July 2012 to June 2016
  • Secretary & Fall CLE Chair, July 2015 to June 2016
  • Chair, Judicial Candidate Forum, 2014
  • Directory, Sponsorship, & CLE Committee, 2012 to 2016
• Brevard County Association for Women Lawyers
  • Member, July 2010 to June 2014
  • Secretary & FAWL Representative, July 2011 to June 2012
  • Director, July 2010 to June 2011
• Martin County Bar Association
  • Member, July 2003 to June 2010
  • Probate, Trust, Real Estate, Property Law Committee, July 2006 to June 2009
• Justice Teaching Program
  • Trained as Volunteer in 2006

CIVIC –

• The Haven for Children
  • Vice President of Board, July 2015 to June 2016
  • Governance Committee Chair, July 2014 to June 2016
  • Director, July 2014 to June 2016
• King Center for the Performing Arts
  • Director, June 2015 to Sept. 2016
• Brevard Cultural Alliance
  • Director, March 2012 to June 2016
  • Executive Committee, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Legal, March 2012 to June 2016
  • Education Committee Chair, Jan. 2013 to Dec. 2014
• Women’s Business Center (weVENTURE), Florida Institute of Technology
  • Director, Oct. 2011 to Sept. 2016
  • Executive Board – Past-Chair, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Oct. 2012 to Sept. 2016
  • Mentor, Ignite 360 Business Mentoring Program, 2012 to 2016
• March of Dimes
  • Co-Chair of 2015 Signature Chefs Auction
• Junior Achievement of Florida’s Space Coast
  • Classroom Presenter, Oct. 2015 to Present
• Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast
  • Director, ex officio, Feb. 2014 to Jan. 2015
• Girl Scouts of America
  • Member/Parent Volunteer of the Citrus Council, 2014 – Present
• Guardian Ad Litem Program, State of Florida
  • Volunteer, certified in 1999
  • 18th Circuit, Fostering Independent Program Volunteer, Jan. 2010 to 2014)

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The Honorable:
– David Silverman

Judicial Assistant:
– Tiffany Troutt

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Division: 4 | CIVIL
Office: (321) 617-7284 | Email

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The Honorable
– Jerri Collins

Judicial Assistant:
– Jane Damron

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Division: R | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4982 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Eastern Illinois University, BA
• Mercer University, JD

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• 1989-1990 Assistant District Attorney, Augusta Ga.
• 1990-1992 Assistant State Attorney, Seminole County, FL
• 1992-2001, Collins, Webster and Krause, P.A.
• 2001-2006, Assistant State Attorney, Seminole County, FL

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• 2006 to present Seminole County Judge

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Seminole County Inns of Court
• Member of the Georgia Bar
• Seminole County Bar Association
• Mentor Judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit
• Florida Standard Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, Chair

Jerri Collins
CRIMINAL DIVISION “R”

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The Honorable
– James DeKleva

Judicial Assistant:
– Penny Garner

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Division: S | CIVIL
Office: (407) 665-4132 | Email

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Florida State University
• J.D. Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1990

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to the Florida Bar Association in 1991
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1993
• Former Assistant State Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Seminole County, FL
• Private Practice, 1993-2012

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected County Court Judge in 2012

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Past Chairman, Canvassing Board, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Committee
• Past President, Volie Williams Inn of Court, Seminole County, FL
• Past President, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
• Past Board Member, Seminole County Bar Association
• Judge, Barry School of Law Regional Mock Trial Competition
• Past Member, Florida Prosecutors Association
• Past Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past Member, Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past President, The Rotary Club of Seminole County, South
• Past President, Crystal lake Estates HOA
• Past Director and Coach, Pop Warner, Sanford Youth Football Association
• Lifetime Alumni Association, Florida State University
• Booster, Florida State Athletic Boosters

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• 2014 Judge of the Year Award, Seminole County Bar Association
• Thomas E. Whigham Community Service Award, Seminole County Bar Association
• Twice recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International

James J. Dekleva
CRIMINAL DIVISION “S”

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The Honorable
– Mark E. Herr

Judicial Assistant:
– Christine Hutchison

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Division: F | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4910 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Stetson University – B.A. – 1982
• Mercer University School of Law – J.D. – 1985

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to Florida Bar – 1986
• Admitted to the Middle District of Florida – 1987
• Assistant State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida – 1986-1988
• Private Practice – 1989-2000
• Traffic Court Hearing Officer – 1998-2000

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected County Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida – January 2001
• Administrative Judge, Criminal Division – 2007-2015
• Administrative Judge, Criminal Division – 2017 – Present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association – 1986-present
• Florida Bar Association – 1986-present
• Rotary Club of Oviedo – 1990-2001
• Rotary Club of Longwood – 2002-2004
• Seminole Inn of Court – 2005-present
• Conference of County Court Judges, Traffic Court Rules Committee – July 2014-June 2015
• Judicial Needs Committee – 2015
• Rotary Club of Lake Mary – 2016-present

Mark E. Herr
CRIMINAL DIVISION “F”

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The Honorable
– Debra Krause

Judicial Assistant:
– Christine Olson

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Division: Z | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4905 | Email

EDUCATION:

• Seminole Community College – AA degree (Honors)
• University of Central Florida, 1997 – BSBA degree (Cum Laude)
• Stetson College of Law, 2004 – Juris Doctor (Honors)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Former Member National Registry of Environmental Professionals (REP 6130) (REPA 1592)

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Elected November, 2012
• Re-Elected 2018

Debra L. Krause
CRIMINAL DIVISION “C”

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The Honorable
– Fred Schott

Judicial Assistant:
– Lacey Billick

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Division: C | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4921 | Email

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Frederic Schott
CRIMINAL DIVISION

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The Honorable
– John L. Woodard III

Judicial Assistant:
– Jeanie Carter

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Division: U | CRIMINAL
Office: (407) 665-4906 | Email

EDUCATION:

• B.A. University of Florida
• J.D. Wake Forest University

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to the Florida Bar — 1978
• Admitted to U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida – 1978
• Admitted to U.S. District Court – Northern District California – 1978
• Admitted to 11th Circuit Court of Appeals – 1981
• Admitted to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals – 1981
• Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court – 1982
• Board certified, Criminal Trial Specialist by The Florida Bar since 1988 to present
• Former Assistant State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit
• Past President, Central Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
• Past Chairman, Orange County Bar Criminal Law Committee

JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Helped establish the County Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit 2007 to present
• Seminole County Mental Health Courts; assisted with the Mental Health Team in obtaining federal grants for the funding of said court
• 2011 to present: Judge of the Mental Health Court in Seminole County
• 2011 to present: Judge of the Veterans Court in Seminole County

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

• Member, Seminole County Bar Association
• Member, Volie Williams Inns of Court, Seminole County
• Member, Canvassing Board, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Committee, Chair 2010 to 2014; 2014 alternate
• Member, Seminole County Mental Health Task Force
• Past member, Complex Crimes Committee of The American Bar Association
• Past member, Federal Practice Committee
• Past member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past member, Strike Force Committee, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past member, Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, former President
• Judge, Barry School of Law, Moot Court competition
• AV rated in Martindale Hubbell – Preeminent Registry

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• 2010- Mize – Dickey Award – Judge of the year
• 2012- Gary Formet Award of Judicial Excellence
• 2013- Seminole County Bar Association Distinguished Service Award for the creation and implementation of Seminole County Veterans Court
• 2013 – Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service to veterans, Navy Seabee Veterans of America, Inc.

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The Honorable:
– Leslie Castaldi

Administrative Secretary II:
– Maryellen Dremak

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Office: (321) 637-5505

 

 

The Honorable:
– Kurt Erlenbach

Administrative Secretary II:
– Maureen Salamone

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Office: (321) 637-5429

 

 

The Honorable:
– Kristen Smith-Rodriguez

Administrative Secretary II:
– Karen Flash

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Office: (321) 637-5305

 

Child Support Enforcement

The Honorable:
– Linda Perez

Administrative Secretary I:
– Latifah Ferron

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Office: (321) 952-4627

 

 

The Honorable:
– Mary Nardi

Administrative Secretary II:
– Amanda Joseph

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Office: (407) 665-4050

 

 

The Honorable:
– Marcia Langlois

Administrative Secretary II:
– Amanda Joseph

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Office: (407) 665-4050

 

 

The Honorable:
– Tesha Ballou

Administrative Secretary I:
– Jamila Shaw

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Office: (407) 665-5462

 

Child Support Enforcement

The Honorable:
– Leigh Kniskern

Administrative Secretary I:
– Kris Ebert

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Office: (407) 665-4050