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Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez
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Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez is a Florida attorney who, as of May 2017, was a partner with Holland & Knight, specializing in contract and business law. In February 2017, Gamez was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[1] According to an article in the Miami Herald, she is a Republican.[2]
Career
Education
Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Florida International University in 1997. She attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in 2001.[3]
Legal career
From 2001 to 2006, Gamez litigated tort cases in medical malpractice and nursing home defense with the firm of Kubicki Draper. In 2006, Gamez joined Pathman Lewis, litigating commercial cases. From 2011 to 2012 she worked with Broad and Cassel. As of May 2017, Gamez was a partner with Holland & Knight, specializing in contract and business law. She joined Holland & Knight in December 2012.[3][4]
According to her bio on the Holland & Knight website, Gamez is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.[4]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In February 2017, Gamez was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida State Senate President Joe Negron, a Republican.[1]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[5] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[6] The commission convenes every 20 years.[5] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[7]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Senate, "President Negron Announces Appointments to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Negron names 6 Republicans and Chris Smith to the Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holland & Knight, "Annie Hernandez Gamez," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
