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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Rhonda Peoples Waters is making history in Duval County today. When she’s sworn in at 2:18 p.m. at the courthouse, she’ll become the first elected Black female court judge to take the bench in the county.
Peoples-Waters is not the first Black female in the role as three others have been appointed, but she is the first to get voted in.
Peoples-Waters has been selected 13 times as a finalist for judicial nominations, only to be snubbed by governors. On her Twitter page, she said it’s taken her a total of 18 attempts to finally earn the seat, something she embraced, writing, “Success on the 18th attempt!”
County judges handle misdemeanors, small-claims lawsuits, and evictions. They also decide whether or not to release defendants awaiting trial.
County judges rotate between civil and criminal cases each week.
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