Rhonda Peoples-Waters

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Rhonda Peoples-Waters

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Nonpartisan

Duval County Court

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 18, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Fisk University, 1996

Law

University of Florida, 1999

Rhonda Peoples-Waters is a judge of the Duval County Court in Florida. She assumed office on January 5, 2021. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Peoples-Waters won election for judge of the Duval County Court in Florida outright in the primary on August 18, 2020, after the general election was canceled.

Peoples-Waters was a candidate for the Duval County Court of Florida in 2012.

Education

Peoples-Waters received her B.S. degree (Business Administration) from Fisk University in 1996 and her J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1999.

Career

• 2008-present Attorney, Rhonda Peoples-Waters, P.A.
• 2010-2011 Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Coordinator
• 2007-2008 Associate attorney, Law Office of Craig Gibbs
• 1999-2007 Assistant Public Defender

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Duval County Court

Rhonda Peoples-Waters won election outright against incumbent Erin Perry in the primary for Duval County Court on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rhonda Peoples-Waters (Nonpartisan)	58.1	91,192
	Submit photo	Erin Perry (Nonpartisan)	41.9	65,691

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2012

See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012

Peoples-Waters was defeated by Michelle Kalil in the general election on Nov. 6, 2012, receiving 44.0% of the vote. She previously received 31.4% of the vote in the primary on August 14, 2012.

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Florida courts

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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

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