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Janis Keyser
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Janis Brustares Keyser was a judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. She was appointed by Governor Rick Scott on May 26, 2011, to succeed Jack H. Cook. She was elected in 2012 and retired on June 30, 2022.[1][2]
Education
Keyser was born in Miami. She received her B.A. degree from Florida State University in 1979 and her J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1982.[1][3][4]
Career
Keyser began her career as a law clerk to Tobias Simon (Summer of 1981) and U.S. District Judge Jose Gonzalez, Jr. (1982-1984). She then worked as a private practice lawyer until March of 1985. She then served as a law clerk to Hon. James Downey of the 4th District Court of Appeal before returning to private practice in July of 1986. In April of 2006, she joined the Palm Beach County Court, where she served until her elevation to the circuit court in 2011.[3]
2012 election
Keyser was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
External links
- Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, "Judicial Directory"
- Office of the Florida Governor, Press Release: "Governor Scott Appoints Judge Janis Brustares Keyser to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court," May 26, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Florida Governor, Press Release: "Governor Scott Appoints Judge Janis Brustares Keyser to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court," May 26, 2011
- ↑ The Palm Beach Post, "Circuit Judge Janis Keyser to retire after 16 years on the bench," April 9, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 15th Judicial Circuit: Janis Keyser biography
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.65
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
