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Joe Foster (Florida)
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Joseph G. "Joe" Foster is a judge of the Twentieth Circuit Court in Charlotte County, Florida. He was elected in 2012 and took office on January 8, 2013. His current term expires in 2019.[1][2]
Education
Foster received his B.A. degree (History) from the University of Michigan in 1989 and his J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1997.[3]
Career
Foster spent three years as a Fraternity Coordinator for the University of Michigan Alumni Interfraternity Council, three years as an associate attorney with Ulmer & Berne, LLP, and then three years as an associate attorney with Cummings & Lockwood, LLP. In 2004, he became a partner of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, LLP. He worked in that capacity until his judicial election in 2012.[3]
2012 election
Foster was elected on Aug. 14, 2012, defeating M.C. Fernandez III with 60.3% of the vote.[2][4]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
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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
