Judges
kkelly@jud10.flcourts.org
Address:
P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J166
Education
- J.D. Louis D. Brandeis School of Law University of Louisville, 1990
- B.A. University of Florida, 1987
- Lake Wales High School, 1984
- Florida Judicial College, 2009, 2014
Judicial Experience
- Hearing Officer, Department of Health & Board of County Commissioners (Quasi-Judicial), 2004
- General Magistrate, 2004 - 2008 (Quasi-Judicial)
- Circuit court assignments during Magistrate term:
- Family Division, Probate, and Juvenile Divisions
- County court assignments during Magistrate term:
- Civil Traffic infractions
- County Court Judge - Appointed, August 2008; Elected, 2010; re-elected 2016
- Current assignment:
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- Criminal Trial Division - M5
- Previous assignments:
- General Criminal Division, M4
- Polk County Behavioral Health Court
- Administrative County Court Judge
- Criminal Division, Probation Violations
- Section 80 Circuit Court Family Division
- General Civil Small Claims Division
- Section 02 Circuit Court Family Division (Temp. Assignment during Circuit Court vacancy)
- Criminal Division Relief
- General Criminal Division, M6
- Problem Solving Courts including Felony Drug Court and Veteran's Treatment Docket
- General Civil Division
Legal Experience
- Private Practice, 1990 - 2004
Associations
- 10th Judicial Circuit Representive to the Conference of County Court Judges
- The Florida Bar, 1990-present
- Lakeland Bar Association
- Willson American Inn of Court, Master and Group Leader
- Tenth Circuit History Committee
- Tenth Circuit Fairness & Diversity Committee
- Tenth Circuit Problem Solving Court Committee, Chair
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