15th Judicial Circuit Guest

Biography

Judicial Assignment

• Juvenile Division Judge

Prior Judicial Experience

• Circuit Civil Judge (1994 - 2000)
• Appointed to he Circuit Court (1994)

Education

• University of Florida College of Law (1975)
• Florida A & M University, BS Political Science, Magna Cum Laude (1973)

Prior Work Experience

• Partner, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. (1984 - 1994)
• Senior Homicide Prosecutor, Office of the State Attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit (1976 - 1984)

Professional Activities

• faculty member for the Prosecutor/Public Defender Training Program
• faculty member for Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar
• faculty member  of the National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Chaired the Minority Policies and Procedures Task Force
• Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee
• member Malpractice Task Force
• former member Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
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Miscellaneous

• Awarded prestigious American Jurisprudence Award (Book Award) for Evidence II
• Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society (Feb 1973)