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