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Florence Taylor Barner was the first Haitian-American judge to be elected in Broward County in 2016. [78] [79] [80] Clermont was sworn in on January 7, 2025, [81] by Chief Judge Jack Tuter and commenced his term. [82] [83] Judge Clermont is a County Court Judge assigned to handle Criminal division SB, and Civil Division 62.
Usan was a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Air Force from 1987 to 1992. [1] Prior to entering private practice in 1993, he also served as a prosecutor for a brief period of time in Broward County. Up until his court appointment in 2010, he practiced criminal defense law in Fort Lauderdale. [2]
Lody Jean is a judge in Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division. She was appointed to the court on April 17, 2020 by Governor Ron DeSantis. [1] to replace John Schlesinger. Jean served on the Miami-Dade County Court, Civil Division, [2] from April 2019, until her appointment to the circuit court. She was the first Haitian ...
Chief Judge Current Term Expires Appointing Governor Spencer D. Levine 2009 July 1, 2019 – present 2023 Charlie Crist, Republican Martha C. Warner 1989 July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2001 2021 Bob Martinez, Republican Robert M. Gross 1995 December 1, 2008 – June 30, 2011 2023 Lawton Chiles, Democrat Melanie G. May 2002
The circuit courts primarily handle felony criminal cases, civil cases where the amount in controversy is greater than $30,000, as well as appeals from county courts. Circuit courts also have jurisdiction over domestic relations, juvenile dependency, juvenile delinquency, and probate matters. [4] Florida has twenty judicial circuits.
At the time, Florida was the second state to have district courts of appeal, as California had created its own district courts of appeal in 1904. However, in 1966, California dropped the word "district" from the names of the California Courts of Appeal , thus leaving Florida as the sole state with DCAs.
Ian Jason Richards (born May 31, 1975) is a former county court judge in the Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit. [2] Richards was the first African-American judge to be elected countywide in Broward County, Florida. [3] He presided over State of Florida v.
Ginger Lerner-Wren (born 29 July, 1959) is an American county judge and author.She is renowned for her advocacy in mental health law and criminal justice reform. [1] [2] Lerner-Wren also serves as an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University, as part of its Criminal Justice Institute.