Barbara Twine Thomas

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Barbara Twine Thomas

Nonpartisan

Florida 13th Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2027

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of South Florida

Law

University of Florida, 1977

Barbara Twine Thomas is a judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Twine Thomas won re-election for judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Education

Thomas earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and her J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1977.

Career

• Attorney in private practice, Barbara Twine Thomas, P.A.
• Attorney, civil litigation, family law, labor law, Stewart, Joyner and Jordan Holmes
• Senior assistant county attorney, Hillsborough County, Florida
• General counsel, United States Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
• Board counsel, City of Tampa Special Trial Counsel, Hillsborough County, Florida
• Supervising attorney, Legal Services, Jacksonville Area Special Assistant
• Attorney general, United States Virgin Islands Department of Justice
• Attorney, civil litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, Steward, Joyner, and Jordan Holmes

Awards and associations

• Past president, Hillsborough Association for WOmen Lawyers
• Past president, George Edgecomb Bar Association
• Past president, Hillsborough County Bar Foundation
• Past member, Board of Directors, Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers
• Tampa Bar Inn of Court
• Virgil Hawkins Bar Association

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Barbara Twine Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2014

See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Thomas ran for election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 42.29 percent of the vote. She competed against John Dingfelder and Carl C. Hinson.
General: She defeated Carl C. Hinson in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.2 percent of the vote.  

Endorsements

• The Tampa Tribune

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Barbara Twine Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

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Footnotes

Florida courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida

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