Judges
bschley@jud10.flcourts.org
Address:
P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J131,
Judicial Experience
- County Court Judge, Elected 1998
- General Criminal
- Domestic Violence Division
- Administrative Judge
- Pro Se Family Division
- Small Claims Division
- Lakeland County Court
- Behavioral Health Court
- Post Adjudication Drug Court
Judicial Activities - Initiatives
- Coordinated the Tenth Circuit Centennial celebrations in 2011
- Record historical interviews regarding the Tenth Circuit
- Initiated the creation of a website of Circuit history at https://tenthcircuitflhistory.com/
- Contributed to drafting local First Appearance Hearing order requiring no contact between defendants and victims of violence
- Contributed to drafting of local administrative order establishing procedures in sentencing for domestic violence cases
Memberships
- Willson Inn of Court
- Polk Association of Women Lawyers
- Lakeland Bar Association
Presentations
- Steered numerous presentations on professional conduct to plenary sessions of the Conference of County Judges
- Professionalism presentations to the DUI Adjudication Lab for the last three years
- Three presentations on community service sentencing to the Conference of County Judges
Recognition
- Lakeland Bar Association Jerry A. DeVane Award 2024
- Polk Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Achievement Award 2023
- Polk County Trial Lawyers Association Karla Foreman Wright Award 2015
- Polk Association of Women Lawyers Jurist of the Year 2021-2022
Legal Experience
- Assistant State Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit
- Legislative Analyst Homeowners Insurance Crisis after Hurricane Andrew
- Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Staff Attorney
- House Commerce Committee, Staff Attorney
- Department of Banking & Finance, Staff Attorney
Education
- B.A. University of Florida, English studies with emphasis on Shakespeare
- J.D. Louisiana State University
- M.A. Florida State University in Creative Writing
Personal
- I am the daughter of The Honorable Oliver L. Green and Mona Lee Rowell Green of Lakeland, Florida.
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