Hon. Francis Viamontes

Francis Viamontes is a judge serving on the Florida 17th Circuit Court, having been appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on April 14, 2022. She earned both her bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Miami. Prior to her judicial appointment, Viamontes worked as an Assistant State Attorney in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and later as an Assistant United States Attorney, where she led the Narcotics and Violent Crimes Section for the Southern District of Florida. Her career has focused on criminal law, with particular expertise in narcotics and violent crime prosecution.