Curtis E. Chillingworth
In 1920, he became Florida's youngest judge elected. Later he became the Circuit's first resident judge.
F.A. "Banzai" Currie
In the 1950s, he became the first judge of the Small Claims Court of Palm Beach County.
Emery Newell
In 1961, he became the Circuit's first appointed Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court judge.
Hugh MacMillian
In 1971, he became the Circuit's first Chief Judge.
Edward Rodgers
In 1973, he became the first Black male appointed to the County Court bench. In 1983, he became the Circuit's first, and-to-date, only Black Chief Judge.
Mary E. Lupo
In 1978, she became the first female appointed to the County Court bench.
Rosemary Barkett
In 1979, she became the Circuit's first female judge of multicultural heritage. In 1983, she became the Circuit's first female Chief Judge.
Nancy Perez
In 1991, she became the first Hispanic female appointed to the County Court bench.
Ronald V. Alvarez
In 1993, he became the first Hispanic male appointed to the Circuit Court bench.
Sheree D. Cunningham
In 1993, she became the first Black female appointed to County Court bench.
Catherine Brunson
In 1994, she became the first Black female appointed to the Circuit Court bench.
Meenu Sasser
In 2009, she became the first Asian-American female appointed to the Circuit Court bench.
Cymonie Rowe
In 2016, she became the first Jamaican-American female appointed to the Circuit Court bench.
Luis Delgado
In 2016, he became the first Hispanic male elected to the Circuit Court bench.
Bradley Harper
In 2016, he became the first Black male elected to the County Court bench.
Maxine Cheesman
In 2018, she became the first Jamaican-American female elected to the Circuit Court bench.
Danielle Sherriff
In 2023, she became the first Haitian-American female appointed to the County Court bench.
Lourdes Casanova
In 2024, she became the first Hispanic female elected to the County Court bench.