Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II

·       BORN:  August 26, 1970; Daytona Beach, Florida

·       FAMILY:  Married, two children

·       EDUCATION:   J.D. (with High Honors), Florida State University, 1995; B.S. in Accounting (magna cum laude) , Florida State University, 1992

·      OFFICES AND POSITIONS:   Judge, First District Court of Appeal, October 1, 2009-present; Administrative Law Judge, 2002-09; Deputy Solicitor General, 1999-2002;  Associate, Hopping Green Sams & Smith, P.A., Tallahassee, 1995-99

·      PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:  Florida Bar (Administrative Practice Manual Steering Committee, 2008-09; Administrative Law Section Executive Council, 2006-present; Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Legislative Committee Chairman, 1998-99; Student Education and Admissions Committee, 1996-99); Tallahassee Bar Association

·      PUBLICATIONS:  Florida Law Because of and According to Mickey: The “Top 5" Florida Cases and Statutes Involving Walt Disney World, Florida Coastal Law Journal, 2002; Small Scale Plan Amendments:  Legislative or Quasi-judicial in Nature?, Florida Bar Journal, April 1999; The New Burdens of Proof in Ad Valorem Tax Valuation Cases, FSU Law Review, 1998; Rulemaking Reforms and Restrictions on Agencies’ Use of Non-Rule Policy in the New APA:  A “Catch 22” for State Agencies?, Florida Bar Journal, March 1997 (co-author); The Practitioner’s “Road Maps” to the Revised APA, Florida Bar Journal, March 1997  (co-author); The Legislature Tweaks McDonald Again:  The New Restrictions in Florida’s Administrative Procedure Act on the Use of “Unadopted Rules” and “Incipient Policies” by State Agencies, University of Florida Law Review, 1996 (co-author); Private Property Rights Legislation:  The “Midnight Version” and Beyond, FSU Law Review, 1994

·      STAFF:  Dawn Mackland, Career Attorney; Courtney Lee, Law Clerk; Kel Putnal, Judicial Assistant.