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Carlos Augusto Rodriguez
Carlos Augusto Rodriguez was a Juvenile Delinquency Division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed by former Governor Charlie Crist in January of 2009, effective in March. He replaced the late Judge Howard M. Zeidwig. In 2010, Rodriguez was re-elected to a six-year term that ended on January 2, 2017.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Rodriguez received his B.A. degree (in political science) from Furman University in 1977 and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1980.[1][2]
Career
Rodriguez began his career in 1980 as an Assistant Public Defender in Broward County. He became the Chief Public Defender in 1984. The following year, he entered the private practice of law. He ran his own law firm, Carlos A. Rodriguez, P.A., for 22 years prior to his appointment to the circuit court in 2009.[1][2]
2010 election
Rodriguez ran for re-election and defeated Frieda Goldstein in the primary, winning 57.9 percent of the vote. He then ran unopposed in the general election on November 2nd.[3][5]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Endorsements
Rodriguez was endorsed by The Miami Herald and The Sun Sentinel.[6][7]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sun Sentinel, "Crist appoints two Broward judges," January 28, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida Bar, Judicial Candidate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Statement: Carlos A. Rodriguez
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Carlos A. Rodriguez, 2010"
- ↑ The Miami Herald, "Editorials: Group 6," August 12, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Sun Sentinel, "Retain Judge Carlos Rodriguez for Circuit Court Group 6 seat.," August 17, 2010
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
