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Ronald Ficarrotta
Ronald Ficarrotta was a judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court. He assumed office in 1999. He left office in 2023.
Ficarrotta won re-election for judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Ficarrotta was appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush in 1999.[1][2]
Education
Ficarrotta received his B.S. degree in Advertising from the University of Florida in 1979 and his J.D. degree from the South Texas College of Law in 1982. He also attended Magdalen College in Oxford, England, where he received a diploma in international law in 1982.[1][3]
Career
Ficarrotta began his career in 1983 as a prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office in Tampa. He later became a felony division chief of that office. In 1994, then-Gov. Lawton Chiles appointed him the Hillsborough County Court. He was elevated to the circuit court in 1999.[1][4]
Elections
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2018)
General election
The general election was canceled. Ronald Ficarrotta (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Ficarrotta was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 13th Judicial Circuit Court, "Ronald Ficarrotta"
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Ronald N. Ficarrotta"
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.50
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Don't even try it in his court," March 24, 2007
- ↑ 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
