Staff Reports
Gov. Rick Scott announced several judicial appointments late Monday.
— Stephen Pitre to the 1st Judicial Circuit
Pitre, 46, of Gulf Breeze, is a shareholder at Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond, & Stackhouse, P.A. He previously served as an Assistant State Attorney for the 1st Judicial Circuit.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and his law degree from Loyola College School of Law.
Pitre fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Edward P. Nickinson III.
— Angela Mason to the Okaloosa County Court
Mason, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, is currently an Assistant State Attorney for the 1st Judicial Circuit, and previously served as an Assistant State Attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit.
She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and her law degree from the University of Tennessee.
Mason fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge T. Patterson Maney.
— Ramiro Christen Areces and Elijah A. Levitt to the Miami-Dade County Court
Areces, 35, of Coral Gables, is a solo practitioner, and previously practiced with Jorden Burt, LLP.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and his law degree from the University of Miami. Areces fills the vacancy created by the death of Judge Shelley J. Kravitz.
Levitt, 39, of Miami, is also a solo practitioner. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and as an Assistant State Attorney for the 11th Judicial Circuit.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from the University of Miami.
Levitt fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Spencer J. Multack to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court.
