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  • Photo of Durand Adams Durand Adams1984 - 2008 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Robert Bennett Robert Bennett1992 - 2010 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Robert Blue John R. Blue1986 - 1992 (Circuit)
    1992 - 2003 (DCA)
  • Photo of Kimberly Bonner Kimberly Bonner2013 - 2022 (Circuit)
    2002 - 2013 (Sarasota County)
  • Photo of Robert Boylston Robert Boylston1985 - 1997 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Barbara Briggs Barbara Briggs1992 - 2010 (Sarasota County)
  • Photo of George Brown George Brown1983 - 1999 &
    2002 - 2013 (Manatee County)
  • Photo of Scott Brownell Scott Brownell1987 - 2016 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Stephen Dakan Stephen Dakan1971 - 1973 (Sarasota County)
    1973 - 2002 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Rick De Furia Rick De Furia1981 - 1986 (Sarasota County)
    2003 - 2013 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Nancy Donnellan Nancy Donnellan1995 - 2006 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Peter Dubensky Peter Dubensky1990 - 2015 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Janette Dunnigan Janette Dunnigan1994 - 2017 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Deno Economou Deno Economou1999 - 2020 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Robert Farrance Robert A. Farrance 1999 - 2020 (Manatee County)
  • Photo of Phyllis Galen Phyllis Galen2005 - 2023 (Sarasota County)
  • Photo of Thomas Gallen Thomas Gallen1984 - 2002 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Marc Gilner Marc Gilner1990 - 1999 (Manatee County)
    1999 - 2014 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Lee Haworth Lee Haworth1989 - 2015 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Judge Henderson Doug Henderson1995 - 2019 (Manatee County)
  • Photo of Robert Hensley Robert Hensley1955 - 1959 (Manatee County)
    1959 - 1985 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Emanuel Logalbo Jr Emanuel Logalbo Jr1986 - 2010 (Sarasota County)
  • Photo of Paul Logan Paul Logan1981 - 2012 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Robert McDonald Robert McDonald1995 - 2014 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Andrew Owens Andrew Owens1983 - 2017 (Circuit)
  • Photo of James Parker James Parker1975 - 1985 (Desoto County)
    1985 - 2015 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Harry Rapkin Harry Rapkin1992 - 2004 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Debra Riva Debra Riva2007 - 2022 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Charles E. Roberts Charles E. Roberts2003 - 2023 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Lynn Silvertooth Lynn Silvertooth1964 - 1988 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Mark Singer Mark Singer2005 - 2020 (Manatee County)
  • Photo of Gilbert Smith Sr Gilbert Smith Sr1971 - 1991 (Circuit)
  • Photo of Becky Titus Becky Titus1985 - 1988 (Sarasota County)
    1989 - 2012 (Circuit)

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