Education. Florida State University College of Law 1995 — 2000. Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Law. University of South Florida 1995 — 1997. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Magna Cum Laude, Political Science and Government. Experience. Florida Rural Broadband Alliance, LLC March 2010 - May 2013. Nabors Giblin & Nickerson July 2000 - August 2011.
Apr 05, 2022 · Class of 1999 Research Center | News & Events | ... where she served as a judge at the annual FLRE Florida High School Mock Trial State Finals Competition and presented to students in Palm Beach County regarding trial practice. ... Michael G. Dyer was elected to the board of directors of the Florida School Board Attorneys Association in ...
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Brian began his career as an Assistant State Attorney under 12th Circuit State Attorney Earl Moreland in December of 1996. In October of 1999, then State Attorney Rod Smith hired Brian as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eighth Circuit.
# | Name | Term of Service |
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35 | Charlie Crist | 2003–2007 |
36 | Bill McCollum | 2007–2011 |
37 | Pam Bondi | 2011–2019 |
38 | Ashley Moody | 2019–present |
Office and current official | Salary |
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Attorney General of Florida Ashley B. Moody | |
Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee | |
Florida Commissioner of Insurance Regulation David Altmaier | $133,158 |
Florida Public Service Commission Gary Clark | $131,036 |
In Florida, the top prosecutor in each judicial circuit is called the State Attorney. The other attorneys working at the State Attorney’s Office are called “Assistant State Attorneys.”. Other states use the term “District Attorney.”. In the federal system, the equivalent terms are “United States Attorney” and “Assistant United States Attorney.”.
In addition to the 20 state attorneys, Florida also has an elected cabinet post position for the attorney general who serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. Ashley Moody, a Republican, is the current attorney general who took office on January 8, 2019.
The State Attorney is given the task of seeking to convict or punish the guilty while protecting the innocent from false allegations. While acting as the Chief Criminal Prosecutor, the State Attorney also represents the State in various civil matters and litigation.
Florida is divided into twenty (20) judicial circuits, each of which is composed of Circuit and County Courts. For this reason, Florida has twenty (20) different State Attorneys representing the twenty (20) different judicial circuits. In each judicial circuit, the State Attorney acts in a semi-judicial role in leading a staff ...
Yolanda Murphy, the FDC spokesperson, stated that the nine had falsified reports and used excessive and/or unnecessary force and had, therefore, violated the Department's rules. Valdes' ex-wife and family brought civil suits.
It was alleged that Valdes committed suicide by diving off of his bunk and hitting the bars of the cell. The FDLE ruled that he died due to a beating. The nine officers, who were suspended from their jobs, refused to talk. This prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to join the FDLE investigation.
Ayala announced she would not seek capital punishment in any case, causing Governor Rick Scott to reassign potential death penalty cases to another State Attorney. Ayala has filed lawsuits disputing this action in the Supreme Court of Florida, and in federal court. Ayala lost her Supreme Court case against Scott. The Supreme Court of Florida ruled against Ayala, saying that the governor was within his power to take cases away from Ayala because of her position to abandon the death penalty.
University of Michigan ( BA) University of Central Florida ( MS) University of Detroit ( JD) Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975) is an American politician and prosecutor who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.