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A specialized business court in Orlando (Orange County) was first suggested by Thomas Benton Smith (judge). [25] In 2023, the Ninth Circuit business court expanded from Orange County to add Osceola County. [26] Judge Gill S. Freeman was the first judge presiding over Miami's Complex Business Litigation Section, serving in that role for five ...
The Florida State Courts System consists of: The Florida State Supreme Court; Six District Courts of Appeal, which are the state's intermediate appellate courts; 20 circuit courts, which handle civil cases involving more than $50,000 and criminal felony cases; and. 67 county courts (one for each of Florida's 67 counties), which handle civil ...
Democratic. Education. University of Florida. Monique Haughton Worrell is a former prosecutor and Democratic politician who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. In August 2023, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended her and appointed an acting state attorney operating the office.
Aramis Ayala. Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975) [1] is an American politician and prosecutor who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and served as the chief prosecutor from 2017 to 2021. [2] [3] In May 2019, Ayala stated that she would not seek re-election as state attorney.
Susan H. Black: First female county (1973), circuit (1975) and federal court (1979) judge in Florida Rosemary Barkett: First female Justice (1985) and Chief Justice (1992) of the Florida Supreme Court Barbara Lagoa: First Hispanic American female Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (2019)
Craig Alan McCarthy (born August 13, 1967) [1] is a judge, lawyer, and politician from Florida. He moved to Florida in 1979, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1989, serving as a member of the Berlin Brigade until returning to the United States to attend law school at Florida State University College of Law.
The Sixth District Court of Appeal will be composed of cases from the following counties and circuit courts: Orange and Osceola (Ninth Circuit from 5th DCA); Hardee, Highlands and Polk (Tenth Circuit from 3rd DCA); and Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee (Twentieth Circuit from 2nd DCA). [5]
August 6, 2024 at 5:05 AM. Lillian B. Ewen, the newest circuit judge seated on the Treasure Coast after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, says she has some big family shoes to fill in donning ...