• Appointed January 13, 2009, by Governor
Charlie Crist.
• Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree, with academic honors, Wayne State
University, 1974
• Juris Doctor, Florida State University College of Law, 1977
• Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit 1993-2009
• Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1991
• Office of the Governor, 1993
• Director of Legislation and Policy, Department of Environmental
Protection, 1991- 1993
• Legal Services of North Florida, 1979-1981
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law, Trial
Practice, 1998-present
• Chair, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Children and Families in the
Court, 2006-present
• Staff: Doris Hayes, Judicial Assistant; Nancy Isenberg, Law Clerk; Rachic
Wilson, Law Clerk
