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Judge Dempsey
Judge Dempsey

Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit
Leon County Courthouse, Room 301-A
301 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 577-4322 | (850) 577-4349 (fax)
Franklin County Courthouse
33 Market St.
Apalachicola, FL 32320
(850) 653-2167 | (850) 850-653-4053
Judicial Assistant: Holly Hooper

Judicial Biography

» Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit: November 14, 2005 to Present

Judicial Assignments

» Criminal, Delinquency, Dependency, Dissolution of Marriage and Domestic Violence

Education

» University of Florida
   J.D. with Honors, 1993

» Florida State University
   M.A., 2003

» San Diego State University
   B.S., 1990

Experience

» Senior Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection:    June 2000 to October 2005

» Senior Attorney, Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
   December 1997 to June 2000

» Assistant State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit: March 1994 to November 1997

Memberships

» Florida Bar, Juvenile Rules Committee: Term 2007 - 2010

» Tallahassee Bar Association: 2000 - Present

» Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association: 2006 – Present
   Board member 2007 - 2008

» Florida Government Bar Association: 2005 - Present

» William H. Stafford Inn of Court: Master - Judicial    Member: 2006 - Present

» Conference of Circuit Court Judges, Education Committee: 2006 – Present

Professional Activities

» Justice Teaching volunteer: 2006 – Present

Community Involvement

» Capital Tiger Bay Club: 2006 – Present

» Southwood YMCA Board: 2006 – Present
   Treasurer 2007

» St. Thomas More Catholic Church: Member and Lector 1999 – Present

» Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science: Member and Volunteer 2001 –    Present

» Volunteer Coach, City of Tallahassee Girls Volleyball: 2004 – Present

» Junior League of Tallahassee: 2000 – 2005

» Gulf Winds Track Club: 2000 – Present

Personal Information

» Born in Roseville Michigan, July 20 1968

» Mother of 2