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James Dean (1884): [12] [13] First African American male elected as a county court judge in Monroe County, Florida (1888) James C. Collier (c. 1950): [81] First African American male lawyer in Orlando, Orange County, Florida; Emerson R. Thompson Jr.: [82] First African American male judge in Orange County, Florida (1976)
Thomas Benton Smith (November 12, 1952 - September 7, 2023) was an American judge serving for 20 years in the federal and state courts of Florida. He inspired the creation of Florida's first specialized business court, and was considered a leader on improving the quality and efficiency of business litigation.
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 ...
Eleven candidates are running for five county judge seats in Orange and Seminole counties in the Aug. 23 primary. ... Osceola state attorney’s office after graduating from Florida A&M University ...
The addition of the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal in 2023 changed the caseload of the Fifth DCA. Previously, the Fifth DCA handled cases from the following counties and circuit courts: Lake, Marion, Sumter, Citrus & Hernando (Fifth Circuit); Volusia, Flagler, Putnam & St. Johns (Seventh Circuit); Orange & Osceola (Ninth Circuit); and ...
He served as an Assistant County Attorney, Orange County, Florida, from 1997 to 2001. He served as a Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, from 2002 to 2005. He served as a Judge of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal from 2005 to 2016 and served as Chief Judge of that Court from 2015 to 2016. [1] [2]
Palm Beach Gardens attorney Michael T. Dolce was an advocate for victims of child sexual abuse before his arrest and conviction in 2023. 'What I did was despicable': South Florida attorney ...
Thomas J. Reddick Jr. [620] Broward County Court of Record; Florida Circuit Court Florida: deceased: Carlton W. Reeves [621] United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2010– ) Mississippi: active: Dawna F. Reeves [622] Stanislaus County Superior Court (2008– ) California: active: Sheldon K. Rennie [623]