Linette Brookins
Linette Brookins (also known as Starr) ran for election for judge of the Hillsborough County Court in Florida. She lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.
Brookins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Linette Brookins earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa in 2007 and a law degree from the George Washington University Law Center in 2011.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Court
Christine Edwards won election outright against Linette Brookins in the primary for Hillsborough County Court on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christine Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 57.4 | 86,912 | |
| Linette Brookins (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 64,564 | ||
| Total votes: 151,476 | ||||
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Endorsements
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Court
Melissa Black defeated E. Michael Isaak in the general election for Hillsborough County Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Black (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 265,736 | |
| E. Michael Isaak (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 147,950 | ||
| Total votes: 413,686 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Court
Melissa Black and E. Michael Isaak defeated Linette Brookins and Alicia Whiting Bozich in the primary for Hillsborough County Court on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Black (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 62,387 | |
| ✔ | E. Michael Isaak (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 59,292 | |
| Linette Brookins (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 58,568 | ||
| Alicia Whiting Bozich (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 28,727 | ||
| Total votes: 208,974 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul T. Jeske (Nonpartisan)
- Belinda Noah (Nonpartisan)
2018
General election
General election for Florida 13th Circuit Court
Robin Fernandez Fuson defeated James S. Moody III in the general election for Florida 13th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robin Fernandez Fuson (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 237,779 | |
| James S. Moody III (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 189,115 | ||
| Total votes: 426,894 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Florida 13th Circuit Court
Robin Fernandez Fuson and James S. Moody III defeated Isabel Boza Sevelin and Linette Brookins in the primary for Florida 13th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robin Fernandez Fuson (Nonpartisan) | 32.9 | 63,441 | |
| ✔ | James S. Moody III (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 62,118 | |
| Isabel Boza Sevelin (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 39,566 | ||
| Linette Brookins (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 27,974 | ||
| Total votes: 193,099 | ||||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan elections
There are 597 judges on the Florida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.[2]
The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident;
- admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
- under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 is mandatory).
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Linette Brookins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brookins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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She is a Proven Leader with Integrity and a Heart for Service.
Award-Winning Attorney | Hearing Officer | Trusted Servant Leader with a Proven track record of excelling in the courtroom, inspiring in the classroom, and making a difference in our community!- Vote for the Only Starr on the Ballot
- The Most Qualified Candidate: Award winning attorney. Tried and true trial attorney who is no stranger to the courtroom as both an advocate and a neutral arbiter in her quasi judicial role as a Hearing Officer
- The Most Qualified Candidate with a Heart for Service. Starr is a proven leader and is no stranger to our community. She is currently the President of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, VP of the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, and serves as a board member and leader on the Univ. of Tampa Board of Counselors, Regent, Girl Scouts, Tampa Tiger Bay, and many others. She is a proud Rotarian.
The Tampa Bay Times
The West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO
The Florida Sentinel
Muslims for Democracy and Fairness
The Honorable Ronald Ficarrotta, Immediate Former Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County)
The Honorable Retired Judge Gregory P. Holder (Hillsborough County)
The Honorable City Councilman Luis Viera, Esq., Former Chairman
The Honorable Bear McCullough, Hillsborough Soil & Water Conservation District
The Honorable School Board Chair Karen Perez
The Honorable Andrew Learned, Former Member of the FL House of Representatives
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2022
Linette Brookins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 5, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
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
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
