Simone Marstiller
| Simone Marstiller | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Florida First District Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Charlie Crist |
| Active: | 2010-1/2019 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Barfield |
| Past post: | Executive Director, Florida Elections Commission |
| Past term: | 2008-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Stetson University |
| Law School: | Stetson College of Law |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | First District Court of Appeal |
| State: | Florida |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 785,397 |
| Retention vote %: | 61.7%  |
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Simone Marstiller is a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal. She was appointed to this position by Gov. Crist on January 27, 2010 to replace retired Judge Edward Barfield.[1] She was retained in 2012 and her current term will end in January of 2019.[2]
Biography
Judge Marstiller was born in Monrovia, Liberia, but grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Stetson University and a J.D. degree from the Stetson College of Law.[3]
Legal career
Judge Marstiller began her legal career in 1996 as a law clerk for the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal before becoming appellate counsel for the Agency for Health Care Administration. She then worked as:
- 2001-2002: Assistant General Counsel to the Governor of Florida.
- 2002-2003: General Counsel for the Department of Management Services
- 2003-2004: Governor's Deputy Chief of Staff
- 2004-2005: State Chief Information Officer
- 2005-2007: Secretary of the Department Business and Professional Regulation
- 2007-2008: Florida Associate Deputy Attorney General
- 2008-2010: Executive Director of the Florida Elections Commission[3][1]
2012 election
Mastiller was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 61.7% of the vote.[4][2][5]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Bar poll results
85% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Marstiller's retention.[6]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Governor Charlie Crist, "Governor Crist Appoints Simone Marstiller to First District Court of Appeal", January 27, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Election Watch: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official biography of Judge Simone Marstiller
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Simone Marstiller
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections", September 7, 2012
