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Jeffrey Colbath
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Jeffrey J. Colbath was the chief judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was elected to the court position without opposition on September 10, 2002. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Colbath retired on September 30, 2019.[7]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Colbath ran for re-election to the Fifteenth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Colbath received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in 1979 and his J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1982.[8]
Career
After interning with David Bludworth for the last nine months of law school, Colbath began his career as an assistant state attorney in June of 1982. Two years later, he took over his father's law practice and moved it to the firm of Metzger, Sonneborn. After one year, he joined Adams, Coogler, where he dealt with insurance defense cases. In 1992, he was elected to the Palm Beach County Court. He was elected to the circuit court in 2002.[3][8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 15th Judicial Circuit, "Hon. Jeffrey Colbath," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Jeffrey J. Colbath," 2002
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sun Sentinel, "Elect Mcafee And Leon," August 10, 2002
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, Jeffrey J. Colbath," 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ The Palm Beach Post, "After 27-year career, Colbath to retire as senior circuit judge," May 24, 2019
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Palm Beach Bar Association, "Judicial Profile- Jeffrey Colbath," July 1993
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
