Hubert L. Grimes

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Hubert L. Grimes

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Prior offices

Florida 7th Circuit Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Kentucky State University, 1975

Law

University of Georgia School of Law, 1980

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Hubert L. Grimes was a judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed to this position by former governor Jeb Bush in 1999. He was the first African-American to serve as judge for this circuit. He retired from the bench on January 31, 2014.

Biography and education

Grimes was born in Bartow, Florida on December 17, 1953. He received his undergraduate degree from Kentucky State University in 1975 and his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1980.

Career

Grimes began his career in 1980 at Central Florida Legal Services. He moved to the Central Florida Community Development Corporation three years later, where he served until joining the private practice law firm of Grimes & Polk, P.A. in 1985. In 1988, he was elected judge of the Volusia County Court. He served in that capacity until 1999, when he was elected to the circuit court. He served until his retirement from the bench in January 2014.

External links

• Florida 7th Judicial Circuit: Circuit Judges

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

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