On July 22, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment Kristina “Tina” Lightel, of Pensacola, to serve as Judge on the Escambia County Court. Lightel is an Assistant Regional Counsel in the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel. Previously, she worked as an Attorney for the Department of Children and Families and as […]
Governor Ron DeSantis appoints County Court Judge Melanie Surber to Fifteenth Circuit Court
On July 8, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed County Court Judge Melanie Surber to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Melanie Surber, of Delray Beach, has served as a Judge on the Palm Beach County Court since her appointment by Governor DeSantis in 2019. Previously, she served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General for 19 years […]