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