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[4] [5] Florida Governor Bob Graham appointed him to a newly created judgeship on the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in 1982, and he later presided over the Carlie Bruscia murder trial. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] He was one of the driving forces behind the creation of a Mental Health Court in Sarasota, [ 12 ] as well as the Court Intervention Program also known ...
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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.
There are nine counties in the Second District, which includes a population of over 5.0 million people. The Second District covers Pasco and Pinellas (6th judicial circuit); Hardee, Highlands, and Polk (10th judicial circuit); DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota (12th judicial circuit); and Hillsborough (13th judicial circuit).
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In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution (the other three being the Florida Supreme Court, Florida district courts of appeal, and Florida county courts). [2] The circuit courts primarily handle felony criminal cases; family law matters; civil cases where the amount in controversy is ...
Stacy A. Scott: [75] First female Public Defender of the Eighth Judicial Circuit (2010) [Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and Union Counties, Florida] Susan C. Bucklew: [76] [77] First female appointed as a Judge of the Hillsborough County Superior Court (1982) and circuit court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida (1986)
He served as a senior circuit judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit and associate judge on the 2nd District Court of Appeals. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2009, he issued a legal opinion that led to the release of James Bain following 35 years in prison, after DNA evidence was used to prove he was wrongfully convicted of rape. [ 15 ]