On September 30, 2026, Governor Desantis appointed Mr. E. Michael Isaak of Tampa to the Hillsborough County Court. Mr. Isaak worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seminole County State Attorney’s office in the 18th Circuit for 5 years until 1997. Since then, he has been in private practice representing clients in criminal defense […]
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Judicial Appointments, September 2026
Governor DeSantis recently made the following County Court appointments: Gregort Todd Pollard has been appointed as a Paso County Court Judge and both Brenda Freeman and Raymond Carson were appointed as County Court Judges in Polk County. Congratulations!
New Judicial Appointment for Martin County
Daniel Mittleman, of Palm City, to serve as Judge on the Martin County Court: Mittleman has served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit since 2020. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and his juris doctor from Stetson University. Mittleman fills the judicial vacancy created by the retirement of […]
Four new Judicial Appointments!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT APPOINTMENT! Elvis Santiago and Stephanie Vargas were both appointed to the Orange County Court. Kaylin Humerickhouse was appointed to the Sarasota County Court and Parker Hall was appointed to the Desoto County Court.
Judicial Appointments throughout the State of Florida
Lua Joy Lepianka of Gainesville to serve as judge on the Alachua County Court: Lepianka has served as an assistant state attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit since 2003. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University and her juris doctor from the University of Florida. Lepianka fills the judicial vacancy created by Judge […]
Governor DeSantis appoints a new county court judge to the First Judicial Circuit
Governor DeSantis appointed Patrick King to fill the vacant Santa Rosa County Court judgeship created by Judge Matthew Gordon’s appointment to the circuit court. Patrick King is currently serving as an assistant state attorney in the First Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Governor DeSantis appoints three to the County Bench
Governor DeSantis has made three appointments to the County Bench: Lua Joy Lepianka to the Alachua County Bench Johenna Benedi to the Miami-Dade County Bench Gustavo Losa to the Miami-Dade County Bench Welcome to the fold!
Governor DeSantis appoints three to the County Court Bench
Three more join our fold: George Young is appointed to the Putnam County Court; Bryanna Bynum is appointed to the Seminole County Court; and Hunter Morrill is appointed to the Volusia County Court. Welcome all!
Governor DeSantis appoints two to Florida County Benches
In letters dated May 12, 2026, Governor DeSantis has appointed two more to the County Courts of Florida: Shelby Senn shall join the Sumter County bench and Alicia Carothers will take her place on the Bay County bench. Congratulations to both!
Governor DeSantis is busy appointing new County Court Judges
The Governor’s Office has announced the following appointments to County Court benches across the State: Miami-Dade has two new judges, Andrew McGinley and Michelle Roth; Pinellas adds Olivier Lindeman to the bench; and Polk County’s newest judge is Jordan Wells. Welcome to the fold, all!