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Bertila Soto
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.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, "Judge Bertila Soto"
- ↑ County Court Courier, "Congratulations, Judges!" Spring 2002
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Candidate Listing for 2010 General Election Select top "View List" button and scroll to "Circuit Judge" section
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Judicial Directory," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia by email.
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.102
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia by email.
- ↑ Miami Herald, "14 incumbent judges, one newcomer elected automatically," May 4, 2010 (dead link)
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
