Barbara Pariente
Barbara Pariente was an associate justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Gov. Lawton Chiles (D) appointed Pariente to the court in 1997. Pariente was retained in 2006 and 2012. Pariente retired January 7, 2019. Click here to read more about Pariente's supreme court justice vacancy.
Pariente served as chief justice of the court from 2004 until 2006.[1][2][3]
She is married to the Honorable Fred Hazouri, judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
Education
Pariente earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University. She earned her J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1973.
Professional career
- 1997-2019: Associate justice, Florida Supreme Court
- 1993-1997: Judge, Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
- 1983-1993: Partner, Pariente & Silber, P.A.
- 1977-1983: Attorney, Cone, Wagner and Nugent
- 1973-1977: Law clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Norman Roettger[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2011: Judicial Independence Award, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers[4]
- 2007: Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Justice Association
- 2006: Distinguished Alumni Award, George Washington University
- 2006: Jurist of the Year Award, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- 2005: Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Association of School Social Workers
- 2005: Hugh S. Glickstein Child Advocate of the Year Award, Florida Bar Association, Public Interest Law Section
- 2005: Good Government Award, Palm Beach County League of Women Voters
- 2004: William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, Florida Bar Association, Committee on Professionalism
- 2004: Visionary Award, Florida Bar Association, Family Law Section
- 2002: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, Jewish Museum of Florida
- 2001: Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Association of Women Lawyers' Award
- 2000: Distinguished Judicial Service Award, Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency
- 1998: Law Day Speech Award, American Bar Association
- 1998: Lifetime Achievement Award, Palm Beach County Jewish Federation
- 1993: Pro Bono Award, Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation[1]
Associations
- Chair, Florida Supreme Court, Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Courts
- Liaison, Florida Supreme Court, Task Force on Treatment-Based Drug Courts
- Founding Member, American Inns of Court, Palm Beach County Chapter
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Member, Florida Women's Hall of Fame, 2008
- Member of the Florida Bar Association, Commission on the Legal Needs of Children
- Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Character Education
- Member, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
- Mentor, Take Stock in Children[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Florida Supreme Court elections, 2018
Barbara Pariente was not able to file for re-election due to the office's mandatory retirement age.
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Pariente was retained on Nov. 6, 2012, with 68 percent of the vote.[5]
Bar poll results
89% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Pariente's retention.[6]
2006
| Florida Supreme Court, Associate Justice 2006 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Barbara Pariente 
|
2,772,413 | 67.6% | ||
| Against retention | 1,328,674 | 32.4% | ||
- Click here for 2006 General Election Results from the Florida Secretary of State.
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Pariente received a campaign finance score of -0.59, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of 0.51 that justices received in Florida.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[7]
See also
External links
- Florida Supreme Court
- The Free Library, "Barbara J. Pariente: chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court" 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Florida Supreme Court, "Justice Barbara A. Pariente"
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Barbara J. Pariente, 2012"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection - ↑ The Palm Beach Post, "Four past, current justice given independence awards," June 14, 2011
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections," September 7, 2012
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
