Peggy A. Quince | |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | R. Fred Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Charles T. Canady |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office January 5, 1999 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ben F. Overton |
| Succeeded by | Carlos G. Muñiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1948[1] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Website | Official Site |
Peggy Ann Quince (born January 3, 1948)[2] is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, having previously served as chief justice from July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2010.[3] Quince was the second African American and third woman to serve as chief justice.[4] She had been a justice of the Court since 1999, and was the first African-American woman to sit on the state's highest Court and the third female Justice. From 1993 to 1997, she served as a judge on Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.[4] On July 1, 2008, Quince assumed the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida for two years, the first African-American woman to head any branch of Florida government.[5]
- ^ a b "Florida Supreme Court Justice Profile of Peggy A. Quince". Supreme Court of Florida. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ The Florida Handbook. 2005. ISBN 9780976584605. Retrieved Feb 20, 2020.
- ^ "Chronology of the Chief Justices of Florida" (PDF). The Office of Public Information, State of Florida. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ a b Jan Pudlow, "Peggy Ann Quince, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court", The Florida Bar Journal, Vol, 82, No. 9 (October 2008), p. 11–20.
- ^ Ash, Jim (2008-03-15). "Quince to be Florida's first African-American female chief justice". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2008-03-19. [dead link]
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