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Barbara Areces

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Barbara Areces
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Florida 11th Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2029

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Florida International University, 1982

Law

University of Miami, 1987

Barbara Areces is a judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.

Areces won re-election for judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

She was first elected to the circuit court on August 31, 2004, defeating incumbent Judge D. Bruce Levy. Her official investiture ceremony followed on February 10, 2005. She ran unopposed and was retained in the August 24, 2010 primary to a six-year term.[1][2][3][4][5] She again ran unopposed and was retained in the 2016 election.[6]

Education

Areces received her B.S. degree from Florida International University in 1982 and her J.D. degree from the University of Miami in 1987.[7]

Career

Areces spent 16 years as a self-employed lawyer prior to her election to the circuit court in 2004.[8]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Barbara Areces (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

Areces ran unopposed and was retained to a new term.[9]

2010

Areces ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term.[4][10]

Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010

See also


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