Richard A. Luce
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| Richard A. Luce | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Florida Sixth Circuit Court | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bob Martinez |
| Active: | 1/1988 - 1/7/2013 |
| Past post: | Pinellas County Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1981 - 1987 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Utica College of Syracuse University |
| Law School: | Stetson University College of Law |
Richard A. Luce is a judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed to a newly-created judgeship on this court by then-Governor Bob Martinez in the fall of 1987. He took office in January of 1988. His current term expires on January 7, 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] Luce has announced that he will not seek reelection when his current term expires. [6]
Education
Luce received his B.A. degree from Utica College of Syracuse University and his J.D. degree from the Stetson University College of Law in 1973.[7][8]
Legal career
Luce is a former assistant public defender and assistant city attorney for St. Petersburg, FL. He joined the Pinellas County Court in 1981. He was then appointed to the Circuit Court in 1987.[3]
See also
- News: Three judges appointed to Florida courts, one announces retirement, February 10, 2012
External links
- Florida 6th Circuit: Judges' Phone Numbers
- The Evening Independent, "Luce Seeks Group One Judgeship", May 12, 1980
- Tampa Bay Business Journal, "Richard Luce, longest-serving judge in Pinellas, to retire," January 31, 2012
References
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times: TampaBay.com (Archives), "5 judges vie again for court seat", December 15, 1987
- ↑ Gulf Coast Business Review, "Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)", February 13, 2004
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 St. Petersburg Times: TampaBay.com (Archives), "Two new Pinellas-Pasco judges are sworn in", January 7, 1988
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections: Judge of the Circuit Court Group 15
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Tampa Bay Business Journal, "Richard Luce, longest-serving judge in Pinellas, to retire," January 31, 2012
- ↑ Martindale.com: Judge Profile:Richard A. Luce
- ↑ Stetson University College of Law: Alumni Serving in the Judiciary Scroll to p.7
