Caroline Tesche Arkin
Caroline Tesche Arkin is a judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Tesche Arkin won re-election for judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Education
Tesche received her B.A. degree (in political science) from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1982 and her J.D. degree from the Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College in 1987.[1]
Career
Tesche began her career as an intern in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. She then worked as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney in Bangor, Maine, before moving to Florida, where she became an assistant state attorney in Miami-Dade County's 11th Judicial Circuit. Later, she joined the Office of the Public Defender in Hillsborough County's 13th Judicial Circuit. She then opened up her own law firm where she dealt with criminal defense, estate planning and contracts cases until she was elected to the circuit court in 2008.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Caroline Tesche Arkin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Tesche ran for re-election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Caroline Tesche Arkin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
