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Charles E. Williams
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Charles E. Williams is a judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota County, Florida. He was appointed to this position by then-Gov. Lawton Chiles on November 8, 1997 and took office in January of 1998. His current term expires in January of 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Williams was born in Durham, N.C. on September 17, 1957. He received his B.S. degree from Howard University in 1979 and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1982.[2][5]
Career
Williams worked for the Office of the State Attorney and the Office of the Public Defender prior to joining the circuit court in 1998.[5]
2012 election
Williams was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[6]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Studio Theater's RACE, "Judge Charles Williams"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, "Judge Charles E. Williams"
- ↑ Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections, "Judge Charles E. Williams"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lawdiary.com, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 7, 2014. Scroll to p.112
- ↑ 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
