Hon. Michael A. Robinson

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<p><i>This page is about the Florida circuit court judge. If you are looking for another person by this name, please see <a href="/Michael_Robinson" title="Michael Robinson">Michael Robinson</a>.</i></p><hr>
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<b>Michael A. Robinson</b> is a judge on the <a href="/Florida_17th_Circuit_Court" title="Florida 17th Circuit Court">17th Judicial Circuit Court</a> in <a href="/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. He was re-elected in 2012, and his current term expires in January of 2019. Robinson was first appointed by Governor <a href="/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist">Charlie Crist</a> on <a href="/C2010#August" class="mw-redirect" title="C2010">August 23, 2010</a> to succeed Ana I. Gardiner.<sup id="cite_ref-pr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pr-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<p>Robinson 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> from North Carolina Central University.<sup id="cite_ref-pr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pr-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2010-2019:</b> Judge, <a href="/Florida_17th_Circuit_Court" title="Florida 17th Circuit Court">17th Judicial Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><b>2007-2010:</b> General magistrate, State of <a href="/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></li>
<li><b>1990-2006:</b> Attorney in private practice</li>
<li><b>1986-1990:</b> Attorney, <i>Krupnick Campbell P.A.</i></li>
<li><b>1983-1986:</b> Assistant public defender, <a href="/Broward_County,_Florida_(Judicial)" title="Broward County, Florida (Judicial)">Broward County</a> Public Defender's Office<sup id="cite_ref-pr_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pr-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3>
<p>Robinson was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on <a href="/C2012#August" class="mw-redirect" title="C2012">August 14, 2012</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Florida_judicial_elections,_2012" title="Florida judicial elections, 2012">Florida judicial elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.17th.flcourts.org/index.php/judges/judges-and-judicial-staff"><i>17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida</i>, "Judges," accessed June 27, 2014</a></li></ul>
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