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DAVID E. SILVERMAN

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

PLEASE NOTE: Judge Silverman has his own website, http://www.davidsilverman.com/

EDUCATION:
* Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D. May 1994. * University of Florida, B.S. in Psychology, December 1990. * Juris Doctor - Loyola University School of Law ~ Graduated June, 1979 Chicago, Illinois
	* Student Bar Association, 1st Year Class Representative * Honor Council, Member * Moot Court Board, Member
* Bachelor of Arts - Emory University ~ Graduated June, 1976 Atlanta, Georgia
	* Student Government Association, Senior Representative * Emory Wheel, News Editor * Political Science Honor Society, President
* High School Diploma - Campion Jesuit High School ~ Graduated June, 1972 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
* Chief Legal Counsel/Deputy Chief Legal Counsel for District 7, Florida Department of Children and Families in Orlando and Cocoa, Florida, August 2003 - December 30, 2005. * Deputy Chief Legal Counsel/Managing Attorney for District 7, July 2002 - August 2003. * Managing Attorney for District 7, Child Welfare Legal Services, June 1999 - August 2003. * Senior/Supervising Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, October 1996 * June 1999. * Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, April 1995 * September 1996. * Law Clerk, Ruth S. Capra, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, June 1993 * November 1993 and March 1994 * April 1994. * Intern/Volunteer for Investigator, Alachua County Public Defender's Office in Gainesville, Florida, January 1990 * December 1990. * Florida Bar Certified Criminal Trial Law August 1, 1997 * Assistant State Attorney ~ 1981 to 1986 - Felony Division Chief ~ supervising attorneys in felony litigation * Frank J. Mackey, Jr., P.A. and Sidney Z. Karasik, P.A. ~ 1979 to 1980 - Chicago, Illinois - Law Clerk and associate in appellate and personal injury practices

JUDICIAL HISTORY:
* Elected to County Court September, 1998, Reelected without opposition September, 2004 * Current Assignment: Division IV, General County Jurisdiction (Civil) Brevard County Courthouse, Melbourne * Brevard County Administrative Judge, 2002 through 2004 * Administrative County Court Judge as of October 2007. * Acting Administrative County Court Judge October 2006 to September 2007. * Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to mentor and assist new judges.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:
* Brevard Canvassing Board, Chairman * The Conference of County Court Judges - Vice President, Former Vice President for 5th Judicial District -- Elected July, 2006 to July, 2008; Representative, Former Representative for 18th Judicial Circuit -- Elected July, 2001 served to July, 2004 * Criminal Law Bench Book Subcommittee, Chairperson * Editor of bench book furnished to the Florida County Judges for criminal law by the Conference of County Court Judges * Education Committee, Former Co-Chairperson * Civilian ~ Military Community Relations Council * Brevard County Jail Oversight Committee * Public Safety Coordinating Council * Explorer Elementary and Middle School Former member of board of directors of charter school * Brevard County Bar Association Current member of committee to revise BCBA's Website * Children's Home Society and Hacienda Girl's Ranch - Former President of Advisory Board to Brevard Chapter * Vassar B Carlton Inn of Court - Barrister and Charter Member of Brevard Chapter of American Inns of Court * Current Mentoring Director - Brevard Community College * Former Legal writing instructor (2 semesters) - Brevard County High School Mock Trial Competition - Former Coordinator, Coach and Trial Judge

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
* President's Award 2003 for significant contribution to judicial education and the revision to the Criminal Law Bench Book.

OTHER:
	Publications: * Authored more than 40 Orders published in Florida Law Weekly Supplement
	Presentations: * Justice Teaching Program, Team Captain organizing annual presentations for Central Middle School, West Melbourne on The Bill of Rights * Citizen's Academy, sponsored by West Melbourne Police Department, featured presenter at annual T. Mitchell Barlow Court Night presenting Anatomy of a Criminal Case * College of Advanced Judicial Studies, co-presenter of presentations on Landlord Tenant Law and on Jury Issues * Judicial Assistants Association of Florida, presenter at an annual conference on The Ethics of Judicial Assistants * Military Order of the World Wars, presenter at a Youth Leadership Conference on Freedom in American and Presiding Judge at Mock Trial held at the conference * Melbourne Community Relations Council, guest presenter on Public Housing Evictions and recipient of Award of Appreciation
	Faculty Lecturer: * Presentations to the Conference of County Court Judges on Judicial Ethics, Civil Jury Instructions and Chairing an Election Canvassing Board. [See http://www.judges.com for more information.] * Presentation to the New Judges College on Landlord/Tenant Law, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 ~ Landlord/Tenant Law for March, 2004 evaluation and PowerPoint presentations * Presentation materials for recent presentation on Handling First Appearance Proceedings

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