Gilbert Smith, Jr.
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Gilbert Smith, Jr. is a judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Manatee County, Florida. He was elected on August 26, 2008, and took office the following January.[1][2][3] Smith was re-elected in 2014, winning a six-year term that expires on January 4, 2021.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Smith ran for re-election to the Twelfth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Smith was born in Abbeville, S.C. on August 2, 1951. He received his B.A. degree from the University of South Florida in 1974 and his J.D. degree from the University of the Pacific in 1986.[2]
Career
Smith has practiced with the law firms of Hamrick, Perrey, Quinlan & Smith, P.A. and Holland & Knight. He was then elected to the circuit court in 2008.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 26, 2008 Primary Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, "Judge Gilbert Smith Jr.," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections, "Judge Gilbert A. Smith Jr.," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.102
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
