Miami-Dade County Court Judge Stephanie Silver was named to the post after serving in the state attorney's office since 2000. She served as chief of the state attorney's county court division and previously worked in the public corruption and anti-gang units. Silver is serving in the civil division at the Miami Beach courthouse. She was appointed by the governor last June along with commercial litigator Zachary James to replace elevated Judges Michelle Barakat and Tanya Brinkley.