Commission selects 5 nominees for judge on Bartow-based court
The commission chose five nominees to fill the opening created by the mandatory retirement of Judge Larry Helms.
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The commission chose five nominees to fill the opening created by the mandatory retirement of Judge Larry Helms.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Judge Lori Winstead of Lakeland to fill an opening on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court. Winstead, 41, has been a Polk County Court judge since 2019. She will succeed Judge Steven Selph, who retired this year, and will serve in the felony division. Winstead, an Illinois native, earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College in 2005 and then a law degree from Barry University. She served as an Assistant State Attorney in the 13th Judicial Circuit from 2008 to 2019. That circuit is based in Hillsborough County.