Hon. James D. Sloan

James D. Sloan is a former judge of Florida's 20th Circuit Court, having served from 2014 to 2016 after being appointed by Governor Rick Scott. Prior to that, he was a county judge on the Hendry County Court from 1992 to 2014, appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles. Sloan began his legal career in private practice in Altamonte Springs and as a program attorney for the guardian ad litem program. He was a partner at several Florida law firms, including Rowlee and Sloan, Luckey, Elver & Sloan, and Elver and Sloan, from 1983 to 1992. He earned an A.A. from St. Petersburg Junior College (1975), a B.A. in political science from the University of South Florida (1977), and a J.D. from Stetson College of Law (1981).