I am proud of the journey I have traveled. From the struggles of an impoverished child of a single mother in Queens, New York, to the managing attorney in an office with more than 50 lawyers and staff, and now a candidate for judicial office. From an early life dependent on food stamps, Head Start and welfare, I managed to work my way through college (cleaning hotel rooms and cutting hair) and then law school here in Fort Lauderdale. I have worked as a state prosecutor, a private attorney, an appellate lawyer and as a public defender. Along the way to my current position as Chief Assistant Regional Counsel, I have handled countless legal disputes including more than a dozen death penalty cases and three arguments before the Florida Supreme Court, all while raising three amazing children and keeping up with my husband of twenty-five years. I believe in our judicial system. I am running for Circuit Court Judge because I know that I will give back to this community, my home, with legal expertise grounded in 26 years of experience and a deep sense of fairness towards all those who depend on our system of justice — clients, victims, defendants and lawyers.