Kenneth Gillespie
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2023
Kenneth L. Gillespie is a Juvenile Division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist on January 7, 2009. He was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Gillespie received his associate degree from St. Johns River Community College in 1988, his bachelor's degree from Florida Memorial University in 1990, and his J.D. from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1995. He was admitted to the Bar in 1996.[5]
Career
Gillespie began his legal career in 1996 as an assistant state attorney in Broward County. He worked in that capacity until 1999, when he became a U.S. Senior Trial Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In 2004, he became a Broward County General Magistrate, a position he held until he joined the circuit court in 2009.[5]
Elections
2016
Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. [6]
| Florida 17th Circuit Court, Group 2 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Kenneth Gillespie Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
Gillespie ran for election and defeated Parker Oliver in the primary, winning 70.8% of the vote. He then ran unopposed in the general election on November 2nd.[7][3]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 17th Judicial Circuit Court, "Juvenile Judges"
- ↑ Sun Sentinel (via Florida Statesman), "Broward County: Crist appoints circuit judge," January 8, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Kenneth L. Gillespie, 2010"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Broward Judicial Watch, "Judicial Election Profile & Questionnaire: Judge Kenneth K. Gillespie," 2010 (dead link) Scroll to pp.6-7
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results"
