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Martin Zilber
Martin Zilber was a judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. He left office on May 14, 2021.
Zilber ran in a special election to the Miami Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in Florida. He lost in the special general election on February 27, 2023.
On April 8, 2021, Florida's Judicial Qualifications Commission recommended Zilber receive a 60-day suspension and $30,000 for mistreatment of staff and unauthorized absences.[1]
Zilber resigned from the court on May 14, 2021, after the Florida Supreme Court rejected the Judicial Qualifications Commission's recommendations and sent the case back to the commission for a full hearing.[2]
Education
Zilber received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Florida and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1988.[3]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2014, Zilber served as special counsel for The Rayes Law Firm and as a certified mediator and attorney for the law firm of Stolzenberg, Gells and Flynn P.A. Previous employers include the Traffic Hearing Office, Avatar Real Estate Services and Lansdowne Mortgage LLC, Koss Jacobs and Zilber P.A., and Miami Dade Community College (as an adjunct professor).[3]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Miami, Florida (2023)
General election
Special general election for Miami Board of Commissioners District 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Miami Board of Commissioners District 2 on February 27, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sabina Covo (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 1,864 | |
| Eddy Leal (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 1,353 | ||
 | James Torres (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 940 | |
 | Martin Zilber (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 764 | |
 | Javier Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 440 | |
 | Max Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 198 | |
 | Lorenzo Palomares (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 172 | |
| Michael Goggins (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 149 | ||
| June Savage (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 102 | ||
 | Lior Halabi (Nonpartisan)  | 1.6 | 97 | |
 | Christi Tasker (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 85 | |
| Kathy Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 68 | ||
| Mario Vuksanovic (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 6,255 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alicia Kossick (Nonpartisan)
- Renita Samuels-Dixon (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Martin Zilber (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Zilber ran for election to the Eleventh Circuit Court.
Primary: He was elected in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 50.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Martin Zilber did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Martin Zilber did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inquiry Concerning A Judge The Honorable Mart, "Findings and Recommendations of Discipline," April 9, 2021
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Florida judge who skipped work, used staff for personal errands resigns from the bench," May 18, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elect martin Zilber for Circuit Judge, "Experience," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Florida Election Watch (Division of Elections), "2014 Primary Election Results - Circuit Court Judges," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
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