Hon. James R. Shenko

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
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<b>James R. "Jim" Shenko</b> was a Lee and Collier County judge of the <a href="/Florida_20th_Circuit_Court" title="Florida 20th Circuit Court">Twentieth Circuit</a> of <a href="/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. He was appointed by former Governor <a href="/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist">Charlie Crist</a> on <a href="/C2008#April" class="mw-redirect" title="C2008">April 16, 2008</a>. He replaced William McIver. Shenko ran unopposed and was <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retained</a> in the <a href="/C2010#August" class="mw-redirect" title="C2010">August 24, 2010</a> primary to a six-year term that ended on <a href="/C2017#January" class="mw-redirect" title="C2017">January 2, 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-appointment_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appointment-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-candidate_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Shenko received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> degree from the Florida State University College of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-appointment_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appointment-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Shenko worked as a partner of <i>Napier and Shenko</i> and then as a sole practitioner prior to his judicial appointment in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-appointment_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appointment-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2010_election">2010 election</span></h2>
<p>Shenko ran unopposed and was automatically <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retained</a> to a new term.<sup id="cite_ref-candidate_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Florida_judicial_elections,_2010" title="Florida judicial elections, 2010">Florida judicial elections, 2010</a></i></dd></dl>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ca.cjis20.org/home/main/directory.asp"><i>20th Judicial Circuit of Florida</i>, "Judicial directory"</a></li></ul>
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