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Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II
PERSONAL:
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Born August 26, 1970 in Daytona Beach, Florida
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Married, two children
EDUCATION:
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J.D. (with High Honors), Florida State University,
1995
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B.S. in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude),
Florida State University, 1992
APPOINTED:
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October 1, 2009 by Governor Charlie Crist
OFFICES AND POSITIONS:
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Judge, First District Court of Appeal, 2009-present
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Administrative Law Judge, 2002-09
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Deputy Solicitor General, 1999-2002
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Private practice, Hopping, Green, Sams & Smith,
Tallahassee, 1995-99
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
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Appellate Court Technology Committee, 2010-present
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Appellate Rules Committee, 2010-present
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Criminal Law Subcommittee Vice-chair,
2012-present
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First District Court of Appeal Appellate Inn of
Court, 2011-present
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National Association of Workers’ Compensation
Judiciary
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Board of Directors, 2013-present
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Judicial Branch Legal Research Workgroup, 2012
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Administrative Practice Manual Steering Committee,
2008-09
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Appellate Practice Section, 2010-present
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Administrative Law Section, 1995-present
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Executive Council, 2006-10
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Environmental & Land Use Law Section, 1995-99
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Legislative Committee Chair, 1998-99
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Student Education and Admissions to the Bar
Committee, 1996-99
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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)
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Private Property Rights Legislation: The
“Midnight Version” and Beyond, FSU Law Review, 1994
• Periodic
articles in the Administrative Law Section Newsletter and the Environmental and
Land Use Law Section Reporter, 1997-2007
STAFF:
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Dawn Mackland, Career Attorney
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Courtney Lee, Law Clerk
Penny Kuhl, Judicial Assistant
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