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Mavel Ruiz
Mavel Ruiz is a judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Ruiz won re-election for judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court outright in the primary on August 18, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Education
Ruiz earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1991 and her J.D. degree from the Rutgers University School of Law in 1994.[1]
Career
- 2015-Present: Judge, Florida 11th Circuit Court
- 2008-2014: Attorney, Office of Regional Conflict Counsel
- 2004-2008: Attorney in private practice
- 1997-2004: Assistant public defender, Miami, Florida[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court
Incumbent Mavel Ruiz won election outright against Marcia Giordano Hansen in the primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mavel Ruiz (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 204,571 |
 | Marcia Giordano Hansen (Nonpartisan)  | 45.0 | 167,255 | |
| Total votes: 371,826 | |||
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2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Ruiz ran for election to the Eleventh Circuit Court.
Primary: She was elected in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 54.4 percent of the vote. She competed against incumbent Fleur J. Lobree.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mavel Ruiz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vote for Mavel Ruiz, Circuit Court Judge, "Meet Mavel," 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
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
