Lody Jean | |
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 Judge Lody Jean, December 16, 2019 | |
| Judge of the Florida's 11th Circuit Court | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2020 | |
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| Born | October 20, 1978 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Education | University of Miami (BA) St. Thomas University School of Law (JD) |
Lody Jean (born October 20, 1978) is a judge in Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division. She was appointed to the court on April 17, 2020 by Governor Ron DeSantis.[1] to replace John Schlesinger. Jean served on the Miami-Dade County Court, Civil Division,[2] from April 2019, until her appointment to the circuit court. She was the first Haitian-American woman to be appointed on the Miami-Dade County Court and is the first Haitian-American to be appointed to the Eleventh Circuit Court.[3]
- ^ "Gov. DeSantis appoints Lody Jean to Eleventh Circuit Court". Florida Politics. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "FL Gov. appoints Haitian-American woman to Eleventh Judicial Circuit". The Haitian Times. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ Torres, Andrea (2020-04-17). "DeSantis appoints Haitian-American woman to Eleventh Judicial Circuit". WPLG. Retrieved 2021-10-19.