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JUDICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Year Appointed to the Bench: 2009
Year Elected to the Bench: 2012
EDUCATION
Stetson University College of Law, J.D. (1988)
University of Tampa, B.A. (English) (1982)
PRESENT ASSIGNMENT:
County Court Judge (Plant City Courthouse)
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Misdemeanor
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Criminal Traffic
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| Civil Traffic
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County Civil
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Circuit Court Judge (Acting/Plant City Courthouse)
| Probate, Guardianship and Mental Health
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| Domestic Violence (civil injunctions)
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PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS:
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Veterans Treatment Court
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2013 - 2015
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Domestic Violence (criminal)
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2013 - 2016
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Misdemeanor Division
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2011 - 2013
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Domestic Violence (civil)
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2010 - 2011
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Family Law Division
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2009 - 2010
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General Magistrate (13th Circuit)
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2005 - 2009
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ARMY RESERVE LEGAL ASSIGNMENTS:
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Appellate Military Judge
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Army Court of Criminal Appeals
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2015 - Present
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| Military Judge
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2011 - 2015
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U.S. Army Trial Judiciary
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| Senior Legal Advisor
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Special Operations Command Center (Afghanistan)
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COURTS OF ADMISSION:
| United States Supreme Court
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1995
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Florida Supreme Court
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1988
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United States District Court (Middle District Florida)
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1989
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United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
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1992
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United States Court of Military Appeals
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1992
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United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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1996
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United States Army Court of Military Review
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1992
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United States Air Force Court of Military Review
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1992
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CERTIFICATIONS:
| Board Certification, Florida Bar
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1995 - 2015
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Certified Mediator (circuit, county and family)
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1994 - 2012
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