Alberto Milian (born November 12, 1960) is a Cuban-American soldier, lawyer and judge from
Florida
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. He is a judge in the criminal division of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
The Florida circuit courts are state courts, and are trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution (the other three being The Flo ...
.
He won the primary election on August 26, 2014, receiving 57.9 percent of the vote, and assumed office on January 6, 2015. He was re-elected in 2020; his term expires on January 5, 2027.
Milian is the son of celebrated Cuban journalist
Emilio Milian.
Education
Milian earned his
Bachelor of Arts
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in public administration from
Florida International University
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in 1983 and his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
Florida State University College of Law.
Military Service
Milian served in the U.S. Army as both an enlisted man and as a commissioned officer attaining the rank of captain.
A graduate of Officer Candidate School, Milian also earned his parachutist wings at Fort Benning, Georgia. Originally commissioned as an Infantry officer he later transferred to military intelligence and completed the basic and advanced courses. He also completed the Strategic Interrogator and Counterintelligence courses.
Milian is a veteran of two conflicts: Operation Just Cause (Panama) and Operation Desert Shield/Storm (Persian Gulf War). In both conflicts he served under the command of legendary intelligence officer Colonel
Stuart A. Herrington.
His military decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal Saudi Arabia Liberation Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, as well as the Parachutist and M-16 Expert Qualification Badges.
Milian also received a Central Intelligence Agency Director's citation for exceptional service during a time of hostilities.
Career
* 2015–2021: Judge, Eleventh Circuit Court
* 2000–2014: Criminal defense attorney
* 1988–2000: Prosecutor,
Broward County State Attorney's Office
* 1994–2000: Career Criminal Unit
External links
''The Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida'', "About the Court"*
Alberto Milian for 11th Circuit Judge'
''Florida Trial Courts,'' "Circuit Court"
Footnotes
↑ See Judicial selection in Florida.↑ ''Florida Secretary of State,'' “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014#
ttp://www.sptimes.com/2002/12/05/Floridian/His_father_s_voice.shtml ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 ''St. Petersburg Times'', "His father's voice," December 5, 2002↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 ''Beached Miami'', "Miamians: Alberto Milian, son of Miami terrorism victim," October 18, 2010↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 ''Daily Business Review'', "Group 27: Alberto Milian and Mary Gomez," August 8, 2014
References
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1960 births
Living people
Florida state court judges
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
Florida lawyers
21st-century American judges
United States Army reservists
Florida International University alumni
Florida State University College of Law alumni