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Bertila Soto

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Bertila Soto
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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, 1986

Law

University of Miami, 1989

Contact

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

Soto 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 appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush in 2002 to replace the late Judge Steven Levine. She ran unopposed and was retained in the August 24, 2010 primary to a six-year term that ended on January 2, 2017.[1][2][3][4] She also ran unopposed in 2016 and was retained to a term that expires on January 2, 2023.[5]

Biography

Soto received her B.S. degree from Florida International University in 1986 and her J.D. degree from the University of Miami in 1989.[1] Soto began her career in 1987 as a law clerk for the Law Offices of Osvaldo N. Soto, Esq. She began her career in the Dade County State Attorney's Office in 1989, first as a legal intern and, later that year, as an assistant state attorney in the Misdemeanor Division. In 1992, she joined Osvaldo N. Soto's firm as an associate. She then served on the Miami-Dade County Court from 1997 until she was appointed to the circuit court in 2002.[1][6]

Elections

2022

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

General election

The general election was canceled. Bertila Soto (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

Soto ran unopposed and was retained to a new term.[7]

2010

Soto ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term.[3][8]

Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Bertila Soto did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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