EDUCATION:

University of Florida, College of Law, J.D., 1976
University of South Florida, B.A., College of Language & Literature, 1974
Melbourne High School, 1972

JUDICIAL CAREER :

Elected to the circuit court without opposition, September 2006
Currently assigned to the civil/family division

LEGAL CAREER :

Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Circuit, 2001 to 2006 (served as Felony Division Chief prior to being elected Circuit Judge)
Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda, Faherty, and Anderson, P.A., March 1991 to February 2001
Guardian ad Litem Program, Program Attorney, June 1998 to October 2000
Law Office of James H. Earp, Melbourne, Florida, October 1990 to March 1991
Office of the State Attorney, Fifth Circuit, 1983 to 1987,
Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Circuit, 1987 to 1990
Law Office of Jackson, Earp, and Jackson, Jacksonville, Florida, 1978 to 1983
Office of the Public Defender, Jacksonville, Florida, 1977 to 1978

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

FLORIDA BAR, MEMBER SINCE 1977
Brevard County Bar Association, Member since 1987
Brevard County Bar Association Board of Directors, 1994 to 1996, 1999 to 2002
Seminole County Bar Association, member since 2006
Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., Past President, Past Vice President, Board of Directors, 1995 to 2006
Brevard County Bar Association, Professionalism Luncheon Committee Chair, 2001, Co-chair, 1999, 2000
Brevard County Bar Association Uniform Sanctions Committee, 2001
Florida Bar Board Certified, Criminal Trial: 1988 to 1998
Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2002 to 2006
Florida Bar Member Outreach Committee, 2004 to 2006
Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court, 1994 to 1996, 2007 to present
Supreme Court Symposium on Professionalism, 1998
Mentor, Take Stock in Children Program, 2001-2002
E-Mentor, Florida Bar E-Mentoring Program, 2004-2006
Faculty Member, Ernest F. Hollings National Advocacy Center
The National Advocacy Center is a training institute for prosecutors, operated by the National District Attorneys Association and the United States Department of Justice, on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Course: Cross Examination, March 29, 2005 to April 1, 2005.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Office of the State Attorney, Outstanding Trial Attorney for 2005
Office of the State Attorney, 2004 Pride in Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement and Personal Dedication
Brevard County Bar Association Professionalism Award for Government Lawyer, 2004
Brevard County Bar Association, Outstanding Pro-Bono Contribution, 1997, 1999
Recognized by Florida Supreme Court for Outstanding Work on Behalf of the Guardian ad Litem Program, 1996
Recognized by Brevard County Guardian ad Litem Program, 1995
Recognized by the Florida Supreme Court and the State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program for dedication to the best
interests of abused and neglected children, and for outstanding service to the Court, 1993
Recognized by Brevard County Board of County Commissioners for service to the Country Acres advisory board, 1990
Country Acres is a residential facility for children.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Palm Bay High School Law Academy, Graduation Address, June 2007

Cocoa Kiwanis Club on Professionalism, August 2007  

Palm Bay High School, on Criminal Discovery and Evidence, October 2007

Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School, on the CSI Effect and the Rules of Evidence, October 2007

Rockledge High School Law Academy, February 2008

American Mock Trial Association, Volunteer Judge for East Coast Regional Mock Trial Tournament, University of Central Florida, February 2008

Brevard County High School Mock Trial Competition, Volunteer Judge, March 8, 2008

Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School, Career Day Speaker, April 2008