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Monica Gordo
2019 - Present
2027
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Monica Gordo is a judge of the Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Gordo ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Gordo was a judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, in Florida from 2011 to 2019.
Biography
Education
Gordo received a B.B.A. degree from the University of Miami and a J.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Law. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in August of 1999.[1]
Career
Gordo was a judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, in Florida from 2011 to 2019. She was elected to this position on August 24, 2010, and was officially sworn in on Jan. 14, 2011. Gordo won re-election without opposition in 2016.[2][3][4][5]
Gordo joined the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office as an assistant state attorney in 1999. At the time of her election to the 11th circuit court in 2010, she was a special prosecutor in the Gang Strike Force of that office.[1][6]
Elections
2020
Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
Monica Gordo was retained to the Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal on November 3, 2020 with 73.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.8
|
766,680 | ||
No |
26.2
|
272,551 | |||
Total Votes |
1,039,231 | ||||
|
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Campaign finance
2016
Gordo won re-election without opposition in 2016.
2010
Gordo defeated Robert Kuntz in the primary election, winning 64.1% of the vote. She ran unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7][8]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Endorsements
Gordo was endorsed by The Miami Herald.[9]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monica Gordo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Bar: Judicial Candidate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Statement: Monica Gordo, July 14, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results"
- ↑ Dade County Bar Association, "01/14/11 Investiture of Monica Gordo"
- ↑ 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, "Judge Monica Gordo"
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Judicial Directory," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Voter's Guide: Miami-Dade Circuit Court," August 14, 2010
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, Contest Details: Circuit 11, Group 62
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, Circuit Court Candidates
- ↑ The Miami Herald, "The Miami Herald recommends...," August 3, 2010
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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
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