Hon. Elizabeth A. Metzger

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<p> $107,746
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<p> Nova Southeastern University, 1990
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</p><p><b>Elizabeth A. Metzger</b> is a judge of the <a href="/Florida_19th_Circuit_Court" title="Florida 19th Circuit Court">19th Judicial Circuit Court</a> in <a href="/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. She was appointed to the court by Governor <a href="/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a> on April 10, 2006, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-highbeam_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-highbeam-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-candidate2014_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate2014-5">[5]</a></sup> Her current six-year term expires on January 4, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-selectionpage_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-selectionpage-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
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<p><span class="see-also"><i>See also: <a href="/Florida_judicial_elections,_2014" title="Florida judicial elections, 2014">Florida judicial elections, 2014</a></i></span><br>
Metzger ran for re-election to the <a href="/Florida_19th_Circuit_Court" title="Florida 19th Circuit Court">Nineteenth Circuit Court</a>.<br>As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
<sup id="cite_ref-candidate2014_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate2014-5">[5]</a></sup>&nbsp;
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Metzger received her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Metzger was a partner of the law firm <i>Peterson Bernard</i> prior to her judicial appointment in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-highbeam_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-highbeam-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Florida_Circuit_Court" title="Florida Circuit Court">Florida Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><a href="/Indian_River_County,_Florida_(Judicial)" title="Indian River County, Florida (Judicial)">Indian River County, Florida</a></li>
<li><a href="/Martin_County,_Florida_(Judicial)" title="Martin County, Florida (Judicial)">Martin County, Florida</a></li>
<li><a href="/Okeechobee_County,_Florida_(Judicial)" title="Okeechobee County, Florida (Judicial)">Okeechobee County, Florida</a></li>
<li><a href="/St._Lucie_County,_Florida_(Judicial)" title="St. Lucie County, Florida (Judicial)">St. Lucie County, Florida</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.circuit19.org/judicial.html"><i>19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida</i>, "Judges"</a></li></ul>
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