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Roberto Martinez
| Roberto Martinez | |
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| Location: | Florida |
Roberto Martinez is a Florida attorney who, as of May 2017, was a partner with the firm of Colson Hicks Eidson. In February 2017, Martinez was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[1] According to an article in The Ledger, he is a Republican.[2]
Career
Roberto Martinez earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. He also earned a master's degree in accounting from the Wharton School in 1976. Martinez completed his law degree at Georgetown University in 1980.[3]
In his early career, Martinez worked as an attorney for the tax accounting firm Peat, Marwick Mitchell & Co.[4]
Martinez served as an assistant U.S. attorney for Florida's southern district from 1982-1987. He then served as the U.S. attorney for Florida's southern district from 1992-1993.[4]
Roberto Martinez began working as a litigator for Colson, Hicks, and Eidson in 1997. As of June 3, 2017, he was a partner and shareholder with that firm.[3] Martinez has worked in anti-terroism law, transnational law, civic and public interest litigation, and white collar criminal defense.[4]
Martinez's political activities include serving on the transition teams of former Florida governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist.
Martinez has also served on Florida's Public Corruption Study Commission under Jeb Bush, on the 2007-2000 Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, and on the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.[4]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In February 2017, Roberto Martinez was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga.[1]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[5] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[6] The commission convenes every 20 years.[5] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[7]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Politics, "Jorge Labarga names three to Constitution Revision Commission," accessed June, 3 2017
- ↑ The Ledger, "Florida leaders’ calls for crackdown on corruption go unheeded," accessed June 3, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Roberto Martinez," accessed June 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Colson, Hicks, and Eidson, "Roberto Martinez," accessed June 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
