Jan 04, 2022 · The State Attorney won a contentious Primary in 2018. State Attorney Amira Fox has filed for re-election in Florida’s 20 th Judicial Circuit. …
AMIRA FOX is the State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida covering the Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. She graduated from American University in Washington D.C. in 1987 with degrees in International Studies and Economics and received her law degree from The George Washington University in 1990.
Please refer to the Elected Official List for the terms of current officeholders representing Lee County, Florida. STATE OF FLORIDA - FEDERAL OFFICES (1) UNITED STATES SENATOR 08/23/22 Primary Election or 11/08/22 General Election - Candidates must qualify for office with the Florida Division of Elections.
The State of Florida is divided into 20 geographical areas known as Judicial Circuits. Each circuit has an elected State Attorney. The 20 th Judicial Circuit, formed in 1969, consists of five counties: Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee. It is the largest circuit, geographically, in the state. Under our Florida Constitution, the State Attorney serves as the prosecutor, representing …
Office History. When the Florida Legislature created the 20th Judicial Circuit, Governor Claude Kirk appointed Joseph P. D’Alessandro to serve as its first State Attorney in 1969.
The Office of the State Attorney is the primary “public” prosecuting agency in the circuit. It represents the State of Florida and its residents in the County and Circuit Courts throughout the five counties. The elected State Attorney serves as the chief prosecutor.
Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Located in Southwest Florida, Lee County is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Charlotte Harbor on the west, Charlotte County to the North, Collier County to the South, and Hendry County to the East.
Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. With a total area of 2,305 square miles and a land area of 2,025 square miles, Collier County is the largest county in Florida and is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island.
Hendry County is east of Ft. Myers and south of Lake Okeechobee and is bordered by Glades, Lee, Collier, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
Hendry County is the state’s leading producer and refiner of sugarcane, which is grown on the rich muck lands around Lake Okeechobee. It can also boast of being one of the citrus capitals in the state. Other leading crops are sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes.
Lake Okeechobee is just a few miles away to the northeast from the county seat of Moore Haven. The Lake is a fisherman’s paradise and is noted for its large mouth bass. Glades County celebrates the fish every March with its Chalo Nitka (Large Mouth Bass) Festival.
Other leading crops are sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes. Labelle is the County Seat and its borders bulge every year in February for the Swamp Cabbage Festival. Clewiston, which is about a half hour to the east, is know for its Sugar Festival held every year in April.
The average January temperature is 64.0 degrees F , and the average August temperature is 81.2 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 49.95 inches. With a population close to forty thousand, farms make up 71% of land in the county.