County Judge of Monroe County

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

Freeman Justice Center ~ Monroe County Courthouse

302 Fleming Street

Key West, FL 33040

Education

    • BA at University of Illinois; Juris Doctor at Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
    • Florida Judicial College: Associate Dean, from 1994 to 2000; Dean, from 2000 to present

Judicial Experience

    • County Judge, Monroe County, Florida State Courts System, from 1989 to present
    • County Administrative Judge, Monroe County, from 1994 to 1996...


Legal Experience

    • Assistant State Attorney, Cook County, IL, from 1977 to 1980
    • Assistant State Attorney, Monroe County, FL, from 1981 to 1984; Deputy Chief, from 1984 to 1988
    • Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Certified Instructor - Criminal Law and Procedure, from 1984 to 1992


Association

    • Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Lecturer/Presenter, from 1983 to 1989
    • Conference of County Court Judges: Vice-chair, Education Committee; Circuit Representative, from 1989 to 1995
    • Trial Skills Workshop: Presenter/Assoc. Coordinator, Videl Exercise
    • Advanced Judicial Studies: Presenter
    • Conference of Circuit Court Judges: Presenter
    • Member of Florida Court Education Council, from 1994 to 2006
    • Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions, from 1999 to 2003
    • Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee, from 2003 to 2007
    • Supreme Court Unlicensed Practice of Law Circuit Committee in 1999
    • Supreme Court Trial Court Budget Commission, from 2008 to present
    • Member of the Trial Court Budget Commission Executive Committee, from 2008 to present
    • President of the Conference of County Judges of Florida, 2010
    • Legislative Chairman of the Conference of County Judges, 2011