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Rex M. Barbas
Rex M. Barbas was a judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court. He left office in 2023.
Barbas won re-election for judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Education
Barbas received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Loyola University-New Orleans in 1972 and 1975, respectively.[1]
Career
After doing legal research as a law clerk for Frank J. Varela from 1974 to 1975, Barbas began his career as an assistant state attorney in Tampa, Florida. He worked in that position until 1980, when he entered the private practice of law. He practiced with Anderson, Thorn, Grose & Quesada, P.A. from 1980 to 1981 and then became a founding/managing partner of Mitcham, Weed, Barbas, Allen & Morgan (now known as Barbas, Nunez, Sanders and Butler). He worked there through 1996 and then joined the circuit court.
Barbas has also taught at the University of Phoenix, NOVA University, the University of Tampa, the University of South Florida, Hillsborough Community College, Loyola University and as a lecturer at Fire Marshals and Police Academies.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Rex M. Barbas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Barbas ran for re-election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rex M. Barbas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
