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Alice Blackwell
Alice Blackwell was a judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court. She assumed office on April 15, 1991. She left office on June 30, 2023.
Blackwell won re-election for judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Blackwell was appointed to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court by Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1991.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Education
Blackwell received her B.A. degree (in political science) from Furman University in 1977 and her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1980.[5]
Career
Blackwell began her career working in the Lowndes law firm in Orlando, FL. She worked as a lawyer, focusing on commercial litigation, prior to becoming a circuit judge in 1991.[2]
During her tenure as a circuit judge, Blackwell has served in the following divisions:
- Orange County Criminal (1991-96, 2003, 2010-present)
- Administrative Judge, Civil (1997-99)
- Orange County Civil (1999-2000)
- Orange County Domestic (2001, 2003-05)
- Administrative Judge, Domestic (2002, 2006-09)
- Associate Administrative Judge, Criminal (2011)[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Alice Blackwell (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2016
Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. [6]
| Florida 9th Circuit Court, Group 8 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Alice Blackwell Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Blackwell ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alice Blackwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 9th Judicial Circuit Court Journal: The Sound Block, "Sidebar News," Winter 1997
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers: Newsletter, "Spotlight on: Judge Alice L. Blackwell," October-December 2011 Scroll to p.6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Division of Elections: FAQs Scroll to "5. How are judges elected in Florida and what are their terms?"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Candidate Listing for 2010 General Election Select top "View List" button and scroll to "Circuit Judge" section
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, "Judge Alice Blackwell"
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
