Rhoda Sokoloff
Rhoda Sokoloff was a candidate for the Group 3 seat on the Broward County Court in Florida. Sokoloff was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Sokoloff ran for the Seventeenth Circuit Court in 2012 and 2014.[1]
Biography
Sokoloff received her associate degree from Broward Community College, her bachelor's degree from The Union Institute and her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center. Sokoloff has been the president of Rhoda Sokoloff, P.A. since 2001.[2]
Elections
2016
| Broward County Court, Group 3 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Florence Taylor Barner |
59.52% | 337,909 |
| Rhoda Sokoloff | 40.48% | 229,847 |
| Total Votes | 567,756 | |
| Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "General Election," November 8, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Thirty-nine of Florida's 67 county courts had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 101 seats up for election, 68 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 33 opposed races, only 15 saw more than two candidates file. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients. Florence Taylor Barner and Rhoda Sokoloff defeated Adam Geller and W. Dale Miller in the Group 3 primary election for the Broward County Court.[3]
| Broward County Court, Group 3 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Florence Taylor Barner |
34.40% | 54,501 |
| Rhoda Sokoloff |
32.66% | 51,748 |
| Adam Geller | 19.64% | 31,111 |
| W. Dale Miller | 13.30% | 21,078 |
| Total Votes | 158,438 | |
| Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Aug 30th 2016 Primary," September 13, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Sokoloff ran for election to the Seventeenth Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 29.14 percent of the vote. She competed against Andrea Ruth Gundersen, Dennis Bailey and Russell Thompson.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 49.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Dennis Bailey.
[1][4]
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Sokoloff ran for election on August 14, 2012, for the Seventeenth Circuit, but was defeated by Julio E. Gonzalez, Jr. and Laura Marie Watson after receiving 23.1 percent of the vote.[5][6]
See also
- Broward County Court, Florida
- Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Florida judicial elections
External links
- Florida Trial Courts, “Circuit Court”
- Elect Rhoda Sokoloff for Circuit Court Judge Group 16, accessed July 29, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Florida Bar, "Rhoda Sokoloff candidate self-disclosure statement" (dead link)
- ↑ Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Announced Candidates," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Circuit Court Judge primary results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Florida 2012 Unofficial Primary Election Results: Circuit Court Judge
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
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
