DEGREES: Northwestern University, B.S., 1975, Alpha Lambda Delta - Collegiate Women's Honor Society; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1978, Dean's List - Senior Year.
LEGAL OFFICES & POSITIONS: Judge, Third District Court of Appeal, appointed 1994; Judge, Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit, appointed 1989; Judge, Dade County Court, appointed 1987; Senior Litigation Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1983-87; Assistant United States Attorney, Department of Justice, Southern District of Florida, 1980-83; Staff Attorney, Florida Power Corporation, 1978-80.
HONORS & AWARDS: Pacesetter, 2003 Southern Women in Public Service; recipient, 1997 Women Making A Difference award presented by the Coconut Grove Playhouse; recipient, 1996 Nelson Mandella Award, presented by the Black Law Student's Association of the University of Miami School of Law; recipient, 1990 Outstanding Government Role Model, presented by The Transplant Foundation of South Florida; recipient, 1990 Outstanding Community Leader in the Judicial System, presented by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Beta Tau Zeta Chapter; recipient, 1989 Achievement Award, presented by the African-American Business and Professional Women's Association; named an Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1985.
BAR OFFICES & ACTIVITIES: The Florida Bar, 1979; member National Association of Women Judges; member, Women Lawyers Division of The National Bar Association; member, Dade Black Lawyers Association; member of U.S. District Court - Southern District of Florida; member of U.S. District Court - Middle District of Florida; member of U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit; member of U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit; Stetson University Appellate Advocacy Program, 99-present; speaker, Hot Topics in Appellate Practice, Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, 11/02; speaker, Appellate Ethics, Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, 11/01; member, Florida Supreme Court Civil Jury Rules Committee 1998-2001; panelist, View from the Appellate Bench, Florida conference of Circuit Judges 12/98; panelist, Inter-Court Collegiality, College of Advances Judicial Studies, 5/98; participant Operational Planning Workshop, Judicial Management Council, 4/98; participant, Constitution Revision Committee Workshop, Judicial Management Council, 10/97; panelist, Seminar on Professionalism, Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section, 3/97; bencher, Eugene P. Spellman Inn of Court, University of Miami School of Law, 1993-97; Faculty Advisor - General Jurisdiction, National Judicial College, 7/92; bencher, Peter R. Fay Inn of Court, St. Thomas University, 1991-92; member, Florida Parole Commission Nominating Committee, 1989-92; member of Supreme Court of Florida Commission on District Court of Appeal Performance and Accountability, 2005-Present; member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2006-Present.
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