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Kathryn Nelson (Florida)
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Kathryn Nelson is a county judge for the St. Lucie County Court in St. Lucie County, Florida.[1] She has served since 2005 and was re-elected in 2014, winning another six-year term that expires in 2021.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Nelson ran for re-election to the St. Lucie County Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 48.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Roseanna Bronhard, Albert B. Moore and Leonard S. Villafranco.
General: She defeated Albert B. Moore in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 57.7 percent of the vote.
[2][3]
Education
Nelson earned her B.A. from the University of Florida in 1981 and her J.D. degree from Memphis State University in 1983.[4]
Career
- 2005-2021: Judge, St. Lucie County Court
- 1990-2005: Assistant state attorney, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
- 1985-1990: Assistant state attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit [4]
Noteworthy events
Misdemeanor charges
- See also: Politicians convicted of DUI
In October 2011, Judge Nelson was charged with two misdemeanors: a DUI with property damage and resisting arrest without violence. She was released on bail and had no comment about the incident.[1]
Nelson initially entered a not guilty plea and requested a jury trial.[5] The case was to be heard in January 2012, but attorneys struck a plea deal before the case could go to trial. Nelson changed her plead to "no contest" and was sentenced to one year of probation, DUI school, fifty hours of community service and a $500 fine.[6][7]
See also
External links
- Florida Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, "Judicial Directory"
- Re-elect Judge Nelson, St. Lucie County Judge Group 4
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TCPalm.com, "St. Lucie County Judge Kathryn Nelson released on bail following DUI arrest," October 26, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections, "Local Offices to be Elected in 2014," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections, "St. Lucie County 2014 Primary," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Re-elect Judge Nelson, St. Lucie County Judge Group 4, "About Judge Nelson," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ TCPalm.com, "Judge Nelson back on bench in St. Lucie West," January 6, 2012
- ↑ WPTV.com, "Judge Kathryn Nelson doesn't fight DUI charges; gets probation, fine in Indian River court," February 7, 2012
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Panel recommends reprimand for St. Lucie judge," May 11, 2012 (dead link)
