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Leticia Marques
Leticia Marques is a judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 7, 2031.
Marques won re-election for judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Marques received her B.A. degree (Political Science) from Loyola University of New Orleans and her J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Career
Marques began her career as an attorney with Draper Law Offices. She spent eight years at that firm and then another eight years with Dellecker, Wilson & King (f/k/a Martinez & Dalton). Around 2001, she started her own firm, Leticia J. Marques, P.A., where she worked at the time of her election.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Leticia Marques (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marques in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court
Incumbent Leticia Marques won election outright in the primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan elections
There are 597 judges on the Florida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.[2]
The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident;
- admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
- under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 is mandatory).
2012
Marques was elected to the Ninth Circuit Court in the general election on Nov. 6, 2012. She defeated Joel Wilson, receiving 58% of the vote.[3][4]
Marques received 44.9% of the vote in the Aug. 14, 2012 primary.[5][6][7]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leticia Marques did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Bar: Leticia "Letty" Marques candidate self-disclosure statement (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results - Circuit Court Judge
- ↑ Florida 2012 Unofficial Primary Election Results: Circuit Court Judge
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
- ↑ Leticia J. Marques campaign website
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
