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Lisa Small
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Lisa Small is a judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. She was elected on August 24, 2010, and was officially sworn in on February 18, 2011. She replaced retired Judge Kenneth D. Stern. She was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Small received her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and her J.D. from the University of Florida.[3]
Career
Small worked with her father at the law firm of Small & Small, P.A. from 1992 until she was elected to the circuit court in 2010.[3]
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. [5]
| Florida 15th Circuit Court, Group 33 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Lisa Small Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
Small won the four-way race for Group 33 of the 15th Circuit Court in the primary election, receiving 55.1% of the vote. She then ran unopposed in the general election on November 2nd.[1][6]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results"
- ↑ Palm Beach Daily News, "Lisa Small, sworn as judge, brings service to community, profession," February 19, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Palm Beach Post News, "Race for judge's seat takes testy turn," July 26, 2010
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Lisa Small, 2010
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
