Duval County Judge Rhonda Peoples-Waters commemorated her first year in office with a historic investiture ceremony.
She says it took a lot of hard work to get there.
“I am here after 18 tries, so I got 17 noes before I got this yes on the 18th try, and many people know my story -- that I applied through the Judicial Nominating Commission for appointment 16 times and then I ran once and was unsuccessful,” she said. “So it’s just a story of determination and hard work and truly understanding your purpose.”Peoples-Waters considers herself a trailblazer for other African Americans looking to get into the legal profession.
“We know that diversity is important. We know that our community will respect the judiciary even more so and have confidence in it, when it is reflective of what the community looks like,” Peoples-Waters said.During her campaign, she ran on her experience with criminal, civil and family law cases.
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