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LISA DAVIDSON

Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore
Justice Center
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, Florida 32940-8006

EDUCATION:

* JURIS DOCTORATE, Duke Law School, 1977
* BACHELOR OF ARTS, University of Michigan, 1974, Phi Beta Kappa
* Meridian High School, Meridian, Mississippi, 1970

JUDICIAL HISTORY::

* CIRCUIT JUDGE, 1998 – present

●Eighteenth Judicial Circuit - Brevard/Seminole Counties
●Civil & Family, 1998-2001, 2008
●Criminal, 2004-2008

●Dependency, 2001-2004
●Administrative Judge, Civil Division (Brevard), 2008
●Administrative Judge, Jury Management (Brevard), 2005-2008

●Administrative Judge, Juvenile Division (Brevard), 2001-2004
●Administrative Judge, Family Division (Brevard & Seminole), 1999-2001

*COUNTY COURT JUDGE, BREVARD COUNTY, 1994 – 1998
* ASSOCIATE JUDGE, FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, November 1999 & July 2004
* ASSOCIATE JUDGE, FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, December 2000, July 2002, October 2007

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

* PRIVATE PRACTICE, BREVARD COUNTY, 1982 - 1993
* ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY, Broward County, 1980 – 1981
* ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, Broward County, 1978 – 1980

STATEWIDE ACITVITIES:

* Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, Chair 1998 - 1999; 2007 - 2008 Member, 1995 - present.

* Director of Florida's Judicial Mentor Program, 1999 - 2008

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS::

* Guardian Ad Litem Working Group, 2002

* Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1999 – 2001: Co-Vice-Chair

* Commission on Minimum Standards for Batterers’ Intervention, 1995-1999

SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS:

* Select Committee on Justice Teaching Initiative, 2006-present
* Mentor to New Judges, 1996 - present
* Steering Committee on Families & Children, 2000 - 2004, 1996 - 1998
* Florida Courts Technology Commission, 1999 – 2003

* Commission on Professionalism, 1996 – 1998

AWARDS AND HONORS:

* Outstanding Jurist Award Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Brevard County Bar Association, 2000, 2007
* Resolution, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners recognizing work on children’s issues, 2005
* William E. Gladstone Award (statewide award for judicial leadership and service to Florida’s children), 2004
* Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) 50th Anniversary Golden Star Award, 2001
* Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.’s Judge of the Year, 1999
* Palm Bay High School’s Guardian of the Constitution Citizenship Award for fostering law related education in Brevard County, 2001
* Recognized by Florida Supreme Court and Governor for Dedication to the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program, 1993, 2003

FLORIDA BAR ACTIVITIES:

* Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, 2005–present, Chair 2009-2010
* Family Law Section of The Florida Bar Executive Council, 1996 - 2004
* Legal Needs of Children Committee, 2003 - 2005
* The Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board, 1997 - 2003

* Family Law Rules Committee, 1998 - 2001

BREVARD BAR ASSOCIATION:

* Law Related Education Committee, 2000-2001
* Professionalism Committee, 1998-2009

BREVARD COUNTY ACTIVITIES:

* Chair & Founder, Brevard County Domestic Violence Task Force, 1995 - 1997

* Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court, 1992 - 2002

● Emeritus, elected 2003
● President, 1999 – 2001
● Executive Committee, 1992-2002, 2007-2008

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EDUCATION:
* JURIS DOCTORATE, Duke Law School, 1977 * BACHELOR OF ARTS, University of Michigan, 1974, Phi Beta Kappa * Meridian High School, Meridian, Mississippi, 1970

JUDICIAL HISTORY::
* CIRCUIT JUDGE, 1998 – present
	●Eighteenth Judicial Circuit - Brevard/Seminole Counties ●Civil & Family, 1998-2001, 2008 ●Criminal, 2004-2008 ●Dependency, 2001-2004 ●Administrative Judge, Civil Division (Brevard), 2008 ●Administrative Judge, Jury Management (Brevard), 2005-2008 ●Administrative Judge, Juvenile Division (Brevard), 2001-2004 ●Administrative Judge, Family Division (Brevard & Seminole), 1999-2001
COUNTY COURT JUDGE, BREVARD COUNTY, 1994 – 1998 ASSOCIATE JUDGE, FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, November 1999 & July 2004 * ASSOCIATE JUDGE, FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, December 2000, July 2002, October 2007

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
* PRIVATE PRACTICE, BREVARD COUNTY, 1982 - 1993 * ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY, Broward County, 1980 – 1981 * ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, Broward County, 1978 – 1980

STATEWIDE ACITVITIES:
* Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, Chair 1998 - 1999; 2007 - 2008 Member, 1995 - present. * Director of Florida's Judicial Mentor Program, 1999 - 2008

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS::
* Guardian Ad Litem Working Group, 2002 * Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1999 – 2001: Co-Vice-Chair * Commission on Minimum Standards for Batterers’ Intervention, 1995-1999

SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS:
* Select Committee on Justice Teaching Initiative, 2006-present * Mentor to New Judges, 1996 - present * Steering Committee on Families & Children, 2000 - 2004, 1996 - 1998 * Florida Courts Technology Commission, 1999 – 2003 * Commission on Professionalism, 1996 – 1998

AWARDS AND HONORS:
* Outstanding Jurist Award Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Brevard County Bar Association, 2000, 2007 * Resolution, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners recognizing work on children’s issues, 2005 * William E. Gladstone Award (statewide award for judicial leadership and service to Florida’s children), 2004 * Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) 50th Anniversary Golden Star Award, 2001 * Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.’s Judge of the Year, 1999 * Palm Bay High School’s Guardian of the Constitution Citizenship Award for fostering law related education in Brevard County, 2001 * Recognized by Florida Supreme Court and Governor for Dedication to the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program, 1993, 2003

FLORIDA BAR ACTIVITIES:
* Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, 2005–present, Chair 2009-2010 * Family Law Section of The Florida Bar Executive Council, 1996 - 2004 * Legal Needs of Children Committee, 2003 - 2005 * The Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board, 1997 - 2003 * Family Law Rules Committee, 1998 - 2001

BREVARD BAR ASSOCIATION:
* Law Related Education Committee, 2000-2001 * Professionalism Committee, 1998-2009

BREVARD COUNTY ACTIVITIES:
* Chair & Founder, Brevard County Domestic Violence Task Force, 1995 - 1997 * Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court, 1992 - 2002
	● Emeritus, elected 2003 ● President, 1999 – 2001 ● Executive Committee, 1992-2002, 2007-2008