Renee Gordon, left, and Vivianne del Rio, right. Courtesy photos.Election 2018: Here's a Roundup of Everyone Running for Judge in South Florida
One Florida Supreme Court justice, seven DCA judges and 18 judicial candidates will vie for South Florida voters on Nov. 6.
October 30, 2018 at 06:12 PM
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With early voting in full swing ahead of Florida's Nov. 6 general election, here's a snapshot of the judicial candidates and incumbent judges vying for retention in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
Click on the names below to view each candidate's Daily Business Review Q&A.
Broward Circuit Judge
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Stefanie C. Moon and Jason Allen-Rosner. Courtesy photos.
Jason Allen-Rosner is a traffic hearing officer, civil litigator and former Broward public defender, admitted to the bar in 2004.
Stefanie Camille Moon specializes in business litigation and white-collar criminal defense, and has served in various government positions during her 22-year career, including assistant state attorney.
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H. James Curry is assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in the Southern region, encompassing Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Fort Myers and Palm Beach counties. Curry has practiced law since 1996.
Maria Markhasin-Weekes, a prosecutor in the firearms unit of the State Attorney's Office and a former civil litigator, was admitted to the bar in 2008.
|Broward County Court Judge
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Broward Circuit Court candidates Jackie Powell, left, and Allison Gilman. Courtesy photos.
Jackie Powell is a solo practitioner admitted to the bar in 1992 and former member of a large civil firm representing major creditors and lenders throughout Florida.
Allison Gilman is a private trial lawyer and former Broward County public defender, and has practiced for 25 years.
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Tanner Channing Demmery has worked on both sides of the aisle, first as a Broward County assistant state attorney in the sexual battery unit, then as bureau chief for the Middle Keys at the Monroe County State Attorney's Office.
Corey Amanda Cawthon has represented individuals and businesses as both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of cases, including personal injury protection, contract disputes, business transactions and litigation, real estate transactions and litigation, foreclosures and estate planning.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge
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Renee Gordon has served as a trial attorney at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office for 22 years, and ran a private practice for 12 years, specializing in civil, probate, juvenile and family cases.
Vivianne del Rio has been a Miami-Dade assistant state attorney since 1991, and has headed the post-conviction unit and the Justice Project.
Palm Beach Circuit Judge
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