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Judge David M. Gersten was born in Miami Beach, Florida. He attended the University of Florida where he earned his B.A. in 1973 and his J.D. in 1975. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1975, the United States District...

Mario P. Goderich was born in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, Cuba.  While still living in Cuba, his parents enrolled him in high school in Virginia. After graduating from high school, he returned to Cuba, where he attended t...

Judge Melvia B. Green Retires from the Third District Court of Appeal

On December 31, 2008, Judge Melvia B. Green retired from the Third District Court of Appeal. Judge Green has also served the State of Florida as a Dade...

After release from active military duty in March, 1963, Judge John G. Fletcher, who had been admitted to the Florida Bar in 1962, joined the Pinellas County Attorney's office where he practiced as an assistant county atto...

Robert L. Shevin was born in 1934 in Miami.  He graduated from Miami Senior High School and went to the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1955.  At the University of Florida, he was a memb...

As of April 25, 2019

Mercedes M. Prieto, Clerk 
Debbie McCurdy, Chief Deputy Clerk

Judge Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. was appointed in January 1997 by Governor Lawton Chiles to the Third District Court of Appeal. In 1975, Judge Sorondo received his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. In 1978, he...

Judge Juan Ramirez, Jr. is the former Chief Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal. His term commenced July 1, 2009, and expired June 30, 2011. He has served as a district court judge since January 2, 2000. He previo...

Judge Wells, a native of Louisiana, has lived in Florida virtually all her life. She and her husband, attorney Robert W. Wells, Jr. have two adult daughters.

Judge Wells graduated with high honors with a degree in medical...