Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1985-1995 County Court Judge
1995-2016 Circuit Court Judge
Re-elected to the bench, without opposition, for 32 years
Administrative Judge of County Court
Administrative Judge of Circuit Civil Division
Created Extended Trial Unit in Circuit Civil Division (Complex Litigation Division)
2014 Presiding Judge of 17th Circuit Court Appellate Division
Florida Supreme Court Bar Referee for Florida Bar Grievances
Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
1981- 1985 Law Firm Partner (Litigation)
1977-1981 Public Defenders Office - Chief Assistant (1980-1981)
1976 Intern, State Attorney’s Office
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Nova Law School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1977
B.S., Business Administration, Monmouth College, Long Branch, New Jersey 1972
Chaminade High School, Hollywood, Florida 1968
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Chair, Canvassing Board of Broward County
President of Emerald Society of Fort Lauderdale 1993-1994
Justice Teaching
Career Days at Broward Schools
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Legal Aid Excellence in Justice Award 2021
Broward Bar Stephen Booher Memorial Award 2010
ABOTA Judge of the Year
Science and Technology Fellow of the Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center (Washington, D.C.)
Chaminade Madonna High School Hall of Fame
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Appointed by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Lewis as Vice Chair of
Statewide Task Force of Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation.
Appointed to Florida Supreme Court Work Group on Standards for Jury Panel Sizes.
(All of the recommendations were adopted by the Supreme Court).
Appointed by 5 Chief Justices as a Mentor for New Circuit Judges in the 17th Judicial Circuit. Mentored 10 Circuit Judges.
Appointed by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Lewis as the Chair/Select Committee Member of Justice Teaching, for Broward County.
BAR ASSOCIATION/ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
The Florida Bar
Broward County Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Trial Bar
Broward County Criminal Defense Attorney Association (former Vice President)
PAST FACULTY MEMBER/GUEST LECTURER
Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies
Florida Conference of Circuit Judges
Florida Conference of County Court Judges
National Trial Lawyer Association Summit
Nova Law School
-Commencement Speaker
-Professionalism Panel
-Administered Oath of Professionalism to incoming students, at orientations
Appointed by Supreme Court to teach Judicial Campaign Ethics throughout the State of Florida
Broward Bar Jury Selection Seminars
Legends of the Courtroom Program
St. Thomas University Law School
Legal Malpractice Seminar
