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Samantha Ruiz-Cohen
Samantha Ruiz-Cohen is a judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Ruiz-Cohen won re-election for judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
She was elected to the circuit court on August 24, 2010, and was officially sworn in to office in February 2011. She was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Ruiz-Cohen was born in New York City, but raised in Miami. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in 1988. She received her J.D. degree from Hofstra University and was admitted to the Bar in 1992.[5][6]
Career
Ruiz-Cohen began her legal career working in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, where she became a Division Chief, supervisor and Office Training Director. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Florida International University.[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Samantha Ruiz-Cohen (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2016
Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. [7]
| Florida 11th Circuit Court, Group 45 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Samantha Ruiz-Cohen Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
Cohen won the election in the primary, receiving 70% of the vote. She then ran unopposed and was elected in the general election on November 2nd.[2][8]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Samantha Ruiz-Cohen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida 11th Circuit Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, "Judge Samantha Ruiz-Cohen"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results: Circuit 11, Group 45"
- ↑ Cuban American Bar Association, "Investiture of Samantha Ruiz Cohen," February 4, 2011
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Judicial Directory," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Plumbers Local 519, "Judge Samantha Ruiz Cohen biography (dead link)
- ↑ Martindale.com: Samantha Ruiz Cohen - Lawyer Profile"
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: 2010 Candidate Listing
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