Robert Branning
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Robert J. Branning is a judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Lee County, Florida. He was appointed to the court by Governor Rick Scott in November 2014 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Mark A. Steinbeck.[1] Branning will serve for at last a year on the bench at which point he will need to run for retention to the court.[2]
Branning was also a judicial candidate for the Twentieth Circuit Court in 2014.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Branning ran for election to the Twentieth Circuit Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 44.58 percent of the vote. He competed against Mary Evans.
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Education
Branning earned his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1992 and his J.D. degree from the Mississippi School of Law in 1996.[1][5]
Career
- 2015-2016: Judge, Twentieth Circuit Court
- 2005-2014: Partner, Rehak & Branning, LLC, Fort Myers, Florida
- 2000-2003: Assistant state attorney, Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit Florida [1][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tampa Bay.com, "Movers & Shakers," November 10, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Circuit Court Judge primary results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LinkedIn.com, "Robert Branning," accessed November 14, 2014
