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EDUCATION:

• University of Florida, College of Law J.D., 1983, with honors
• Stetson University, B.B.A. in Accounting, 1977, cum laude
• Seminole State College, 1975
• Lyman High School, 1973

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Admitted to the Florida Bar 1983
• Stenstrom, McIntosh, Julian, Colbert, Whigham, and Simmons, P.A. 1984-2001 Partner
• United States Peace Corps Volunteer (Guatemala) 1978-1980

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JUDICIAL HISTORY:

• Appointed Circuit Judge, May 2001
• Florida Supreme Court Criminal Steering Committee, 2014 to present
• Florida Conference of Circuit Judges Civil Justice Chair, 2013 to 2020
• Florida Criminal Punishment Code Task Force, 2020

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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 Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
• Former Member of Central Florida Legal Services Board of Directors
• Former Member of Barry Law School Advisory Board, Chair 1998
• Former Member of Seminole State College Foundation

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Seminole County Bar Association Award for Judge of the Year, 2007 and 2016
• The Florida Bar, Education for Justice Award 2007
• Seminole State College, Distinguished Alumni Award 2006