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Education
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| 1985 |
Georgetown Law Center, J.D., Magna Cum Laude |
| 1979 |
Geneva Switzerland, Institute for Advanced International Studies, Post-Graduate work |
| 1978 |
Harvard University, MA, Magna Cum Laude |
| 1975 |
Boston University, BA, Magna Cum Laude |
| 1974-1975 |
Durham University, Durham England, Arabic Studies Program |
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Employment
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| 2008-present |
Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, General Jurisdiction Division |
| 2006-2008 |
Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Juvenile Dependency Division and Unified Family Court Division |
| 2003-2005 |
Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, General Jurisdiction Division |
| 1997-2002 |
Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Juvenile Dependency Division |
| 1993-1996 |
Associate Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division for the County Court |
| 1992-1996 |
County Court Judge, Miami-Dade County, FL. |
| 1990-1991 |
Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office |
| 1988-1989 |
Associate Attorney, Tew Jordan, specializing in Securities Defense |
| 1986-1988 |
Trial Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Securities Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. |
| 1985-1986 |
Law Clerk to Superior Court Judge, Washington, D.C. |
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| Voluntary Bar Affiliations |
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Dade County Bar Association |
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Cuban American Bar Association |
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Florida Association of Women Lawyers |
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| Invited Lecturer or Panel Member |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse Expert Panel on Drug Courts |
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National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada |
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The Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies |
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National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges |
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American Methadone Association |
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Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals |
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National Association of Drug Court Professionals |
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American Society of Addiction Medicine |
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Consultant for the Department of Justice and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment on Family Drug Courts and Dual-Diagnosis |
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Presenter, Conference on Law and Psychiatry, Padua, Italy. |
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| Program Development |
| 2008 |
Healthy Girls' Initiative for girls in Foster care and Independent Living
1999 Instituted Dependency Drug Court Project, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Juvenile Court; National Demonstration Site for the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment |
| 1999 |
Instituted Dependency Drug Court Project, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Juvenile Court; National Demonstration Site for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| 1994 |
Initiated The Miami-Dade County Recidivism Project in DUI Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit |
| 1989 |
Founder, Women’s Emergency Network |