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Ariel Rodriguez

Circuit Court Judge - Circuit 11, Group 34

District 11, Florida

Ariel Rodriguez is a judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Miami-Dade County, having assumed office on January 3, 2023, with his current term ending on January 2, 2029. He was elected to the bench in 2022, winning the primary election on August 23, 2022. Prior to his judicial appointment, Rodriguez served as a trial attorney for the Office of the United States Trustee, litigating bankruptcy matters since 2006. His legal career also includes positions as an associate at various law firms, including Katz Barron Squitero Faust and Sacher, Zelman, Hartman, Paul, Beiley & Sacher, P.A. He began his legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stephan S. Mitchell of the United States Bankruptcy Court.