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Angela C. Dempsey
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Angela C. Dempsey is a judge of the Second Circuit Court of Florida. She was appointed to a newly created position on the court by Governor Jeb Bush in 2005, and she took office on November 14 of that year. She was later elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2021.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Dempsey ran for re-election to the Second Circuit Court.
Primary: She was elected without opposition in the primary on August 26, 2014.
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Education
Dempsey received her B.S. degree from San Diego State University in 1990 and her J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1993. She later returned to school and earned her M.A. degree from Florida State University in 2003.[1]
Career
Dempsey began her career in March of 1994 as an assistant state attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. In December of 1997, she became Senior Attorney of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. She held that position until June of 2000, when she took the office of Senior Assistant General Counsel for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. She was then appointed to the circuit court in November of 2005.[1]
Public reprimand
Dempsey was reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court for using misleading materials in her campaign for election to the court. In 2008 she ran for election to the Second Circuit, which she had been appointed to by Governor Jeb Bush in 2005. In a campaign video posted to YouTube, Dempsey urged voters to "re-elect" her. She also indicated in a mailing that she had 20 years of legal experience, though she was only admitted to the Florida Bar 14 years before the election.[2][5]
The finding read in part: "the misleading information contained within Judge Dempsey's campaign materials was placed within the materials deliberately and was done for the purpose of bolstering her own experience and credibility to the voting public. Without a doubt, Judge Dempsey's conduct was wholly inappropriate."[6]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2nd Judicial Circuit, "Angela C. Dempsey," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Gainesville Sun, "Florida Supreme Court orders reprimand of Judge Dempsey over campaign misconduct," February 4, 2010
- ↑ Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 26, 2008 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Fla. justices order reprimand of Tallahassee judge," February 4, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Florida Supreme Court, "Inquiry concerning a judge, Nos. 08-392 and 08-360 RE: Angela Dempsey," accessed May 16, 2014
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
