County Court Judge - Appointed, August 2008; Elected, 2010
• General Criminal Division, August 2008 - June 2010
• Polk County Behavioral Health Court, June 2010 - December 2012
• Administrative County Court Judge, July 2012 - September 2013
• Criminal Division, Violations of Probation,
• January 2013 - September 2013
• Section 80 Circuit Court Family Division, August 2008 - June 2009 and
• June 2
010 - present
• General Civil Small Claims Division, September 2013 - January 2014
• and September 2014- present
• Section 02 Circuit Court Family Division (Temporary Assignment),
• January 2014 - September 2014
• Criminal Division Relief, September 2014 - present
Education
• J.D. Brandeis School of Law University of Louisville, 1990
• B.A. University of Florida, 1987
• Lake Wales High School, 1984
Judicial Experience
• Hearing Officer, Department of Health (Quasi-Judicial), 2004
• Hearing Officer, Board of County Commissioners (Quasi-Judicial), 2004
• General Magistrate, 2004 - 2008 (Quasi-Judicial)
• Circuit court assignments
• Family Division
• Probate Division
• Juvenile Division, dependency
• County court assignments
• Civil Traffic infractions
Legal Experience
• Private Practice, 1990 - 2004
Associations
• The Florida Bar , 1990-present
• Lakeland Bar Association
• Willson American Inn of Court, Master and Group Leader
