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Scott Janowitz
Scott Janowitz was a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida. He left office on January 2, 2023.
Janowitz ran for election for judge of the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida. He lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.
Biography
Education
Career
At the time he was appointed to the bench, Janowitz worked as an attorney with Geyer, Fuxa, Tyler PLLC. He previously worked as an assistant state attorney in the 17th Judicial Circuit.[3] Prior to his legal career, Janowitz worked as a consultant in the technology and business sectors.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
General election for Miami-Dade County Court
Christopher Benjamin defeated Alina Salcines Restrepo in the general election for Miami-Dade County Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Benjamin (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 476,814 |
| Alina Salcines Restrepo (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 441,914 | ||
| Total votes: 918,728 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Court
Christopher Benjamin and Alina Salcines Restrepo defeated Scott Janowitz in the primary for Miami-Dade County Court on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Benjamin (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 98,108 |
| ✔ | Alina Salcines Restrepo (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 91,044 | |
 | Scott Janowitz (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 64,147 | |
| Total votes: 253,299 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Janowitz in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Court
Alicia Garcia Priovolos won election outright against incumbent Scott Janowitz in the primary for Miami-Dade County Court on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Garcia Priovolos (Nonpartisan) | 59.9 | 155,740 | |
| Scott Janowitz (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 104,045 | |
| Total votes: 259,785 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Scott Janowitz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Janowitz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After taking the bench, I went to the Board of County Commissioners to get funding to start an eviction resolution portal CourtHELP (Court Housing Eviction Landlord/tenant Portal). I took over the division with the highest caseload and managed to reduce the number of cases 35% even though the entire county civil went up 25% during the pandemic. In May 2021, I was humbled and honored to be selected an Administrative Judge of County Civil, helping to manage the other 21 county civil judges and assisting the Chief Judge in implementing her goals and policies.
Judge Janowitz is happily married for over 8 years, and has 3 beautiful children.- Providing efficient access and justice to everyone
- Trying to be involved in the community - Schools, The Florida Bar, Voluntary Bar Associations, and community organizations. This also means trying to be a role model and mentor.
- As an Associate Administrative Judge, trying to manage the other county civil judges, assisting the Chief Judge, and helping improve the processes and technology to bring efficient access and justice to everyone
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guyer, Fuxa, Tyler, "Scott Janowitz," accessed April 27, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 8, 2022
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Ron DeSantis appoints three judges to serve on Miami-Dade County Court," April 22, 2020
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
