Lawrence R. Kirkwood
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Lawrence R. Kirkwood is a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit of Florida. He has served on this court since 1981. He became a senior judge in 2011.[1][2]
Education
Kirkwood received his undergraduate degree from the Florida Southern College in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1971. He also earned a Masters of Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada-Reno in 1994.[2]
Awards and associations
- 1981-Present: Conference of Circuit Court Judges
- 1982-Present: Judicial Evaluation Committee of The Florida Bar
- 1987-Present: Speaker for Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar
- 1993-Present: Judicial Administration Selection and Tenure Committee of The Florida Bar
- 1990-1996: Florida Supreme Court Gender Bias Study Implementation Commission
- 1999-2002: Chairman, Orange County Courthouse Security Committee
- American Bar Association
- National Conference of State Trial Judges Division of the ABA
- American Judges Association
- American Judicature Society[2]
Noteworthy cases
Judge rules rape victim should carry pregnancy to term, but no guardian appointed for the fetus
Controversy arose around the pregnancy of a mentally retarded woman who was raped. The woman, referred to as "J.D.S." to preserve her privacy, was 22, but had much younger mental abilities. The Governor at the time, Jeb Bush, said that he believed a court-appointed guardian should be named for the woman's fetus. Judge Kirkwood, however, rejected the request, explaining, "There is no basis in the statutes or case law for appointment of a guardian for a fetus."[3]
Judge Kirkwood did rule that the baby should be carried to term, following the suggestion of Patti Jarrell, the court-appointed guardian of J.D.S. Doctors reported that birthing the baby would pose no medical problems for the mother.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida 9th Judicial Circuit: Senior Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Circuit Judge Lawrence R. Kirkwood profile
- ↑ Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "Judge lets mentally retarded rape victim carry fetus to term," June 26, 2003
- ↑ National Right to Life, "Florida Judge Rules That Baby Should Live," 2003
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
