Elizabeth Anne Scherer | |
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 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| In office December 14, 2012[1] – June 30, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Rick Scott |
| Preceded by | David Krathen |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Florida State University (B.A.), University of Miami School of Law (J.D.) |
Elizabeth Anne Scherer (born 1976/1977)[2] is an American lawyer who served as a judge in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 2012 until her resignation in 2023.
Scherer gained national attention in 2022 after being randomly assigned to preside over the trial of Nikolas Cruz, the perpetrator of the 2018 Parkland high School shooting in Parkland, Florida, the deadliest high school shooting in United States history as of 2022.[3][4] Her conduct during the trial was later found to be in violation of rules governing judicial conduct and biased towards the prosecution, resulting in a formal reprimand from the Florida Supreme Court.[5]
- ^ "Rick Scott Names Maltz, Scherer Circuit Court Judges". December 15, 2012.
- ^ "Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge Elizabeth Scherer for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Mazzei, Patricia (July 18, 2022). "The Parkland judge is handling her first death penalty case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Milian, Jorge (April 18, 2022). "Judge overseeing Nikolas Cruz death penalty trial sheds anonymity for national spotlight". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial". Associated Press. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.