Robert A. Foster, Jr.
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Robert A. Foster Jr. was a judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. He was elected to this position on November 7, 2000, and took office the following January. He was re-elected in 2006 and 2012. His term expired in January 2019.[1][2]
Education
Foster received his B.A. degree (in political science) from the University of South Florida in 1972 and his J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law in 1975.[2][3]
Career
Foster began his career in 1976 as an Assistant Public Defender for Hillsborough County. He worked as a lawyer in Tampa prior to his election to the circuit court in 2000.[2][3][4]
2012 election
Foster was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida, "Judicial Directory"
- St. Petersburg Times, "Judge sticks to Ye Mystic Krewe," January 9, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "November 7, 2000 General Election Results"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 13th Judicial Circuit Court, "Robert A. Foster, Jr."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lawdiary.com, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 7, 2014 Scroll to p.52
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Foster breaks ahead, takes lead over Baldwin," November 8, 2000
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
