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Maria Santovenia
Maria de Jesus Santovenia is a judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. She assumed office on January 8, 2013. Her current term ends on January 7, 2031.
Santovenia won re-election for judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Santovenia received her B.A. degree from the University of Miami in 1983 and her J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1988.[1]
Career
Santovenia began her career as a litigation associate with Lehtinen, O'Donnell, Malman, Cortinas, Vargas & Reiner. A little over two years later, she became a senior litigation associate with Shapiro and Fishman. She spent approximately two years there before joining the Miami Attorney's Office where she served as an assistant city attorney for 10 years. She then moved to the North Miami Beach City Attorney's Office, where worked as an assistant city attorney until her judicial election in 2012.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Maria de Jesus Santovenia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Santovenia in this election.
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2018)
General election
The general election was canceled. Maria de Jesus Santovenia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Santovenia was elected on Aug. 14, 2012, defeating Alex Jimenez Labora with 51.5% of the vote.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maria de Jesus Santovenia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
