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Jeffrey R. Levenson
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Jeffrey R. Levenson is a criminal division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush in October of 2005, effective the following January. He replaced retired Judge Leonard Fleet.[1]
He was re-elected in 2008 and 2014, and his current six-year term expires on January 4, 2021.[2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Levenson ran for re-election to the Seventeenth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Levenson received his B.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1981.[5][6]
Career
Levenson began his career as a trial attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Division, in Washington, D.C. He was also a state prosecutor in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1989, he moved to Florida and began working as an assistant U.S. attorney in the state's southern district. He served in that capacity until 2003, when he was appointed to the Broward County Court. In 2005, he was elevated to the circuit court.[1][7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sun Sentinel, "Digest," October 16, 2005
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Jeffrey Richard Levenson," 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Lawdiary.com, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 7, 2014. Scroll to p.72
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Jeffrey R. Levenson," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Minority Development & Empowerment, Inc., "Judge Jeffrey R. Levenson" (dead link)
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
