Leslie Rothenberg
| Leslie Rothenberg | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Florida Third District Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Jeb Bush |
| Active: | 2005-1/2019 |
| Past post: | Attorney, private practice |
| Past term: | 2003-2004 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Third District Court of Appeal |
| State: | Florida |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 536,546 |
| Retention vote %: | 75.8%  |
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Leslie B. Rothenberg is a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. She was appointed by Governor Bush and took office in January of 2005.[1] She was retained by voters in 2006 and 2012.[2][3]
Education
Leslie Rothenberg has written numerous law articles[4] and has been a part of community service programs involving at-risk children.[1]
Legal career
Leslie Rothenberg began her legal career in 1986, working in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. She began prosecuting drunk drivers and was later promoted to the felony division and then the career criminal unit. For the last two years, she was a felony division supervisor. In 1992, she became a Circuit Court Judge, a position she held for 11 years. After this, in 2003, she joined the international law firm Steel Hector & Davis, LLP. A year later, she was appointed to the Court of Appeal.[1]
2012 election
Rothenberg was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 75.8% of the vote.[5][6][7]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Bar poll results
78% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Rothenberg's retention.[8]
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Rothenberg Bio
- ↑ 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Third District Court of Appeal
- ↑ Articles by Linda Rothenberg
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Leslie B. Rothenberg
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections", September 7, 2012
