Paul L. Backman
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Paul L. Backman was a criminal division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed by former Governor Lawton Chiles on March 4, 1993, effective the following month. He replaced retired Judge Robert Scott.[1][2][3][4] Backman retired on December 31, 2018.[5]
Education
Backman received his B.A. degree from Long Island University (Southampton campus) in 1971 and his J.D. degree from the John Marshall School of Law in 1975.[6]
Career
Backman began his career in 1975 as a sole practitioner working in civil law. He then became a Broward County Court judge in 1985. In 1993, he was elevated to the circuit court.[2][6]
2012 election
Backman was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[7]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
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Footnotes
- ↑ 17th Judicial Circuit Court, "Circuit Criminal Judges"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sun Sentinel, "County Judge Given Post On Circuit Court," March 4, 1993
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Paul L. Backman, 2006"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Daily Business Review, "Broward Judge Stepping Down This Week, Husband Set to Follow in December," June 27, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lawdiary.com, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 7, 2014. Scroll to p.26
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
