Peggy Quince
Peggy Quince was an associate justice of the seven-member Florida Supreme Court. She was first appointed to the court in the state's assisted appointment method of judicial selection on December 8, 1998, by the late Governor Lawton Chiles and then Governor-elect Jeb Bush.
Quince was retained in 2006 and 2012. Quince retired January 7, 2019.[1] Click here for more information about Quince's supreme court justice vacancy.
Quince served as chief justice of the court from 2008 until 2010. She was the first African American woman to serve as chief justice of the supreme court. She was also the second African American and third female to serve on the court.[2]
Education
Quince earned her undergraduate degree in zoology in 1970 from Howard University and her J.D. from the Catholic University of America in 1975.[2]
Career
- 1998-2019: Associate Justice, Florida Supreme Court
- 1993-1998: Judge, Second District Court of Appeal
- 1980-1993: Assistant attorney general, Criminal Division
- 1977-1980: Attorney, private practice
- 1975-1977: Rental Accommodations Hearing Officer[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2008: Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Bar Association, Government Lawyer Section
- 2007: Florida Women's Hall of Fame Award, Florida Commission on the Status of Women
- 2006: Achievement Award, Margaret Brent Women Lawyers
- 2006: Outstanding School Volunteer Award, Rickards High School
- 2005: Key to the City, Winter Haven
- 2005: Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award
- 2004: Key to the City, Panama City, Florida
- 2004: Alumni Achievement Award, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association
- 2004: Honorary Doctor of Laws, St. Thomas University School of Law
- 2003: Helping Hand Award
- 2003: Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award
- 2003: Pioneering the Future in our Community Award
- 2003: Outstanding Jurist Alumni Award, Howard University Alumna Award
- 2002, 2003: Florida Girls State Award
- 2002: Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award, Florida Bar Association
- 2001: William H. Hastie Award, National Bar Association, Judicial Council
- 2001: Woman of Distinction Award, Girl Scouts
- 1999: Honorary Doctor of Laws, Stetson University College of Law
- Presidential Achievement Award, National Bar Association
- Jurist Award, National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division
- Service Award, National Bar Association, Florida Chapter
- Community Service Award, Virgil Hawkins Bar Association
- Appreciation Award, Hillsborough County Sheriff, Black Advisory Council
- Contribution to Civil Rights Award, Lakeland NAACP
- Achievement Award, African-American Production Company Personal
- Appreciation Award, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association[2]
Associations
- Member, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
- Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Member, Black American Law Students Association
- Member, Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
- Member, Urban League
- Member, NAACP
- Member, The Links, Inc.
- Member, Florida Bar Association
- Member, Virginia State Bar Association
- Member, National Bar Association
- Member, Tallahassee Women Lawyers
- Member, William H. Stafford Inn of Court
- Member, Florida Bar Association, Government Lawyers Section
- Member, Florida Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
- Member, Florida Bar Association, Equal Opportunity Section
- Member, American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession
- Former member, George Edgecomb Bar Association
- Former member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Former member, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers
- Former member, Tampa Bay Inn of Court
- Former member, Florida Bar Association, Gender Equality Committee
- Former member, Florida Bar Association, Criminal Law Certification Committee
- Former member, Florida Bar Association, Executive Councils of the Government Lawyers
- Former member, Florida Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
- Executive counsel, Florida Bar Association, Appellate Section
- Liaison, Workers' Compensation Committee
- Liaison, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
- Liaison, Supreme Court's Family Court Steering Committee[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Florida Supreme Court elections, 2018
Peggy Quince was not able to file for re-election due to the office's mandatory retirement age.
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Quince was retained on November 6, 2012, with 67.7% of the vote.[3][1]
Bar poll results
90% of Florida lawyers polled by the state bar were in favor of Quince's retention.[4]
2006
| Florida Supreme Court, Associate Justice 2006 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Peggy Quince 
|
2,787,041 | 68.2% | ||
| Against retention | 1,296,966 | 31.8% | ||
- Click here for 2006 General Election Results from the Florida Secretary of State.
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Quince received a campaign finance score of 0.72, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.51 that justices received in Florida.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[5]
See also
External links
- Florida Supreme Court
- 4closure Fraud, "Florida Chief Justice Peggy Quince Issues State Wide Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation Order," December 28, 2009
- Orlando Sentinel, "New Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince makes history," June 27, 2008
- CNET news, "Police blotter: Florida judges target Net sex," November 17, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Peggy A. Quince, 2012," accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Florida Supreme Court, "Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince," accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections," September 7, 2012
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
