On April 15, 2026, the Governor sent letters to two people appointing them to two different benches across the State. Marci Rex has been appointed to the Palm Beach County bench and Hillary Ellis to the Manatee County bench. Welcome! We hope to see you at the conference in July!
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Governor DeSantis appoints Jeremy Franker to the Broward County Bench
Governor DeSantis has appointed Jeremy Franker to the Broward County Bench. From the Office of the Trial Court Administrator for Broward County: Judge Franker comes to the 17th Judicial Circuit from the U.S. Department of Justice where he served as Deputy Director of Joint Task Force Vulcan, leading a national prosecution team on foreign terrorist […]
Appointments and Movements on the Bench
The Governor has made the following appointments in recent weeks: Joy Danne to the Alachua County Bench; Sarah Corbett to the Polk County Bench; Judge Jonathan Ramsay has been appointed to the 8th Judicial Circuit Bench; and Judge Rachelle Williamson has been appointed to the 10th Judicial Circuit Bench. We wish our former county court […]
Appointments and Movements on the Bench
Governor DeSantis has made the following appointments in recent weeks in letters sent out to new appointees: Turner Rouse was named to the Charlotte County Bench; Lee County Judge Kimberly Bocelli has been sent to the Circuit Bench for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit; Jason Smith was named to the Hernando County Bench; and Sarah […]
Governor DeSantis appoints Judge Cristina Correa to the Eleventh Circuit
From the Office of the Governor: Judge Cristina Correa, of Coral Gables, to serve as Judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Correa has served as a County Court Judge for the Miami-Dade County Court since 2020. Previously, she served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She earned her bachelor’s […]
Governor DeSantis appoints Kenneth Johnson to the Putnam County Bench
From the Office of the Governor: Kenneth Johnson, of Elkton, to serve as Judge on the Putnam County Court Johnson has served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit since 2009. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Second Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State […]
Governor DeSantis appoints Volusia County Judge Katherine Miller to the Seventh Judicial Circuit
From the Office of the Governor: Judge Katherine Miller, of Daytona Beach, to serve as Judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Miller has served as a County Court Judge for Volusia County since 2023. Previously, she worked as an Attorney for Wright & Casey P.A. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University […]
Governor DeSantis appoints Sarasota County Judge Kennedy Legler to the Twelfth Circuit Bench
From the Governor’s Office: Judge Kennedy Legler, of Sarasota, to serve as Judge on the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Legler has served as a County Court Judge for Sarasota County since 2023. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. He earned both his bachelor’s degree and juris […]
Clay County Judge Kristina Mobley appointed to the 4th Judicial Circuit
From the Governor’s Office: Kristina Mobley, of Green Cove Springs, to serve as Judge on the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mobley has served as a County Court Judge for Clay County in the Fourth Judicial Circuit since 2015. Previously she served as a Judicial Staff Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. She earned her […]
Palm Beach County Judge Danielle Sherriff appointed to the Circuit Bench for the 15th Circuit
From the Palm Beach County announcement page: Judge Sherriff was first appointed as a County Court Judge in 2023 by Governor DeSantis. Prior to her appointment as judge, Judge Sherriff served as the Senior Litigation Attorney for the Palm Beach County School District; as an Associate at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith PLLC; and as […]