Laurel M. Lee
Laurel Moore Lee is an American judge currently serving as the Secretary of State of Florida, in office since January 2019. Prior to her appointment by Governor Ron DeSantis, Lee served as a judge for Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.[3]
Laurel Lee | |
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30th Secretary of State of Florida | |
Assumed office January 28, 2019 | |
Governor | Ron DeSantis |
Preceded by | Mike Ertel |
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
In office 2013–2019 | |
Governor | Rick Scott |
Preceded by | Daniel Sleet[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Laurel Moore 1973/1974 (age 46–47)[2] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Tom Lee |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Florida (BA, JD) |
Legal career
Lee began her legal career as an attorney for the Carlton Fields law firm in 2003 before becoming an assistant public defender in 2005.[4] Lee also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2007 until her appointment by then-Governor Rick Scott to a judgeship on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in 2013.[5] She was unopposed for election to a full six-year term in 2014.[6]
Florida Secretary of State
Lee was appointed Florida Secretary of State by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 28, 2019, replacing Michael Ertel, who resigned after less than a month in office when a 2005 photo of him wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume as a Hurricane Katrina victim surfaced.[7][8]
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140818124818/http://www.saintpetersblog.com/archives/96770
- Two UF grads appointed to Hillsborough judgeships
- "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Judge Laurel M. Lee as Florida Secretary of State". Office of the Governor of Florida. January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Judge Laurel M. Lee As Florida Secretary Of State". CBS Miami. January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Two UF grads appointed to Hillsborough judgeships". Tampa Bay Times. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Gov. Ron DeSantis names Tampa judge Laurel M. Lee Florida Secretary of State". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee Democrat. January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- "Tampa Judge Replaces Official Who Resigned Over Blackface Photos". Seminole Heights, FL Patch. January 28, 2019.
- "Laurel Moore Lee". www.fljud13.org.
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Preceded by Mike Ertel |
Secretary of State of Florida 2019–present |
Incumbent |