JUDICIAL BIOGRAPHY

CIRCUIT COURT:     Appointed August 2017

                              Elected January 2018

 

COUNTY COURT:      Appointed June 2012

                              Elected January 2014

 

ASSIGNMENTS

2021 – Present:       Circuit Civil, Division F

 

2017-2020:             Unified Family Court, Division E

 

2016-2017:             County Criminal, Division F

                              County Civil, Division T

 

2014-2016:             East Circuit, Violence Injunctions, Division V

                              East Circuit, Probate Guardianship & Mental Health, Division W

                              East County Criminal, Division X

                              East County Civil, Division Y

 

2012-2014:             County Civil, Division L

                              County Traffic, Division K

 

EDUCATION

University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctorate with honors

University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts with honors

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Prior to her appointment, Judge Gabbard was an Assistant State Attorney in Hillsborough County from 1997-2012.  She served as a chief of a felony division and the chief of the arson division.  She prosecuted thousands of cases including murders, sex crimes, arsons, and other violent crimes. 

 

CERTIFICATION

Board Certification in Criminal Trial Law, 2007-Present

 

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (PAST AND PRESENT)

Hillsborough County Bar Association

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Board of Directors member

and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee

Tampa Bay Inn of Court, Past President

Goldberg-Cacciatore Criminal Inn of Court

The Florida Bar Grievance Committee “C”-Vice-Chair

The Florida Bar Code and Rules of Evidence Committee

Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild

Tampa Connection, Board of Directors member