Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell

Personal

Birthday: 
1957
Birthplace: 
Deerfield Beach, FL
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Assistant public defender, Tallahassee, Florida, 1982-1985
Assistant public defender, Tampa, Florida, 1985-1987
Assistant city attorney, Tampa, Florida, 1987-1994
Judge, Hillsborough County [Florida] Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1994
Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1995-2000
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 2001-2009

Education

Name of School: 
Howard University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1979
Name of School - Second: 

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1981

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
11/12/2009