John Schlesinger, left, and Jacqueline Hogan Scola, right. Photos: J. Albert Diaz/ALM.2 Miami-Dade Circuit Judges Step Down
The judges will hang up their robes after more than 15 years in their posts.
February 21, 2020 at 03:22 PM
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Miami-Dade Circuit Judges Jacqueline Hogan Scola and John Schlesinger will hang up their robes after more than 15 years in their posts.
The Miami-Dade Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has invited applicants to apply fill these jurists' positions by 5 p.m. on March 16.
Hogan Scola serves in the court's civil division and is married to federal judge Robert N. Scola in the Southern District of Florida.
Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1982, Hogan Scola served as a prosecutor at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office and the Southern District of Florida before rising to the circuit bench in 2003. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and a law degree from the University of Miami.
Hogan Scola said it's been a great honor to be a Miami-Dade judge, and that she'll be joining Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc. in March.
"I will miss my colleagues and the fabulous attorneys who practice in our courts and do such a fantastic job for their clients," she said. "I am thankful that the county commission is supporting the new civil courthouse. Miami is a flourishing international metropolis, and its people and their significant issues deserve no less."
Schlesinger serves in the court's criminal division, and is married to Marilyn Milian, a retired Miami-Dade Circuit judge and star of the TV show "The People's Court."
Schlesinger has served on the circuit bench since 2005. He began his legal career as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida's national security section, and ultimately became special counsel to the U.S. attorney.
Schlesinger was admitted to the bar in 1989, and holds a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a law degree from Suffolk University.
Miami-Dade Circuit Chief Judge Bertila Soto called the retirements a great loss to the circuit.
"Judge Scola has been an amazing trial judge and administrator, and Judge Schlesinger has dedicated his life to public service," Soto said. "We of course wish them well in all future endeavors. They will be sorely missed."
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