Claudia R. Isom
Claudia R. Isom was a judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. She was elected to the court on November 6, 1990, and assumed office on January 8, 1991. She was re-elected without opposition in 2008 and 2014.[1][2][3][4] Isom left the office in 2018.[5]
Isom served on the following divisions of the court: Family Law, Criminal Justice (Felony), Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, Circuit Civil, East Division (Plant City) and the Probate, Guardianship and Trust Division.[6][7]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Isom ran for re-election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.[3]
Education
Isom received her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa in 1972 and her J.D. from Florida State University in 1975.[6]
Career
Isom served as a legislative secretary to Iowa State Representative Adrian Brinck in 1969. She began her legal career in 1979 as an assistant state attorney in the 13th Judicial Circuit and served there until 1982. From 1984 to 1986, Isom served as legal counsel for District VI of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. She then was a shareholder of the law firm of Isom, Pingel and Isom-Rickert, P.A. from 1986 until her election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court in 1990. She also previously served as a part-time juvenile arbitrator, circuit civil mediator, general master for the 13th Judicial Circuit Family Law Division, and program attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit Guardian Ad Litem Program.[6][8][7]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2014: Florida Bar Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award
- 2013: Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Distinguished Judicial Service Award
- 2011: Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Robert Patton Outstanding Jurist Award
- 2010: Florida Association for Women Lawyers Leader in the Law Award
- 2009: Tampa Bay Inn of Court Lincoln Professionalism Award
- 2001: Stetson Student Bar Chapter, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Judicial Independence Award[7]
Associations
- Member, Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges
- Master/judge, Tampa Bay Inn of Court (president 1999-2000; president-elect 2007-2008)
- Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Member, Florida Supreme Court’s Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity, appointed by Chief Justice Canady in 2010
- Member, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers (former director 2000–2001)
- Member, League of Women Voters
- Member, Tampa Bay Inn of Court (president 1999-2000 and 2007–2008)
- Member, Florida Bar Code and Rules of Evidence Standing Committee
- Member, Florida Supreme Court’s Task Force on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures, appointed by Chief Justice Peggy Quince, (3/2009–9/2009)
- Former member, Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism (1996-2002; vice-chair 1998–1999 and 2001–2002; chair 1999-2000)
- Former member, Florida Bar Committee on the Rules of Judicial Administration (2002–2006; vice-chair 2002–2004; chair 2004–2005)
- Former member, Florida Bar Committee on Judicial Independence (2006–2008)
- Former member and vice-chair, Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee (2008–2014)
- Former member, Probate Data Elements Workgroup (subcommittee of the Florida Courts Technology Commission)[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "November 6, 1990 General Election Results," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Unopposed judges quietly keep their seats," May 3, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Letter to Convene," September 11, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 13th Judicial Circuit Court, "Claudia R. Isom Profile," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on 3/30/2015
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.61
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
