October 15, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Representing pregnant teen help set Brown's career pathChief Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Joel Brown jammed a lot into a single day — getting his law license and his first job, plus the birth of his son.
By Carlos Harrison
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August 26, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Planes, Bullfighting Among A. Jay Cristol's PassionsBullfighting was a youthful caprice. Planes are a lifelong passion - or at least have been for the 69 years since U.S. bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol first stepped into one on Watson Island as a 15-year-old Eagle Scout.
By Carlos Harrison
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April 29, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Dreams Of Miami Came True For Chief Judge SotoChief Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Bertila Soto thought she would be a transactional attorney, but an internship at the state attorney's office in Miami-Dade changed that.
By Carlos Harrison
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August 27, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Marina Garcia-Wood is a stickler in courtBroward Circuit Judge Marina Garcia-Wood handles the chaos of foreclosure court with strict rules: She wants all motions in writing, and she doesn't accept emails from attorneys or litigants, but all motions must be scheduled online.
By Carlos Harrison
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June 18, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judge Alvarez's main rule is to focus on best interest of kidsPalm Beach Circuit Judge Ronald V. Alvarez has been serving in juvenile court — "voluntarily" — for 13 years.
By Carlos Harrison
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October 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Dad's Advice To Judge Usan Was To Work With Your MindBroward Circuit Judge Michael Usan's law career took a winding path from Minnesota into the military and down to South Florida.
By Carlos Harrison
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September 10, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Teaching career couldn't keep Freeman off benchMiami-Dade Circuit Judge Gill Freeman started her professional career as a teacher before getting a push into a law career with the simple request: "Why don't you take the LSAT?"
By Carlos Harrison
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February 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Singhal went against grain and never stopped tryingCircuit Judge Raag Singhal, Broward's first Asian-American judge, hopes other Asian kids will get curious about pursuing law careers.
By Carlos Harrison
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June 24, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Judicial Profile: Killing Time In Law School Led To Judge Rosenthal's PassionAs a former assistant U.S. attorney, Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal had to prove she was more than just a prosecutor in a robe.
By Carlos Harrison
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June 04, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judicial profile: David C. Miller seemed destined for law even as a teenMiami-Dade Circuit Judge David C. Miller won his first lawsuit as a 16-year-old upset over a defective stereo.
By Carlos Harrison
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