Monique Worrell
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Monique Worrell | |
|---|---|
 Worrell in 2021 | |
| State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Aramis Ayala |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Florida |
Monique Haughton Worrell is an American prosecutor and politician who has been the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. In August 2023, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended her and appointed an acting state attorney operating the office.
Life
Worrell earned a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.[1]
Worrell worked as an assistant public defender and private criminal defense lawyer.[1] She taught at her alma mater for 16 years and served as the founding director of its criminal justice center.[1] Worrell was hired in 2018 by state attorney Aramis Ayala as the director of the conviction integrity unit.[1] In 2019, she became the chief legal officer of Reform Alliance.[1] In October 2020, she returned to the conviction integrity unit.[1]
In April 2020, Worrell, a Democrat, announced her bid to succeed her supervisor, Ayala.[2] Her campaign was endorsed by vice president Kamala Harris, senator Bernie Sanders, and musician John Legend.[3] She campaigned as a progressive and criminal justice reformer.[4][5] In November 2020, she was elected with almost 66 percent of the vote against non-affiliated Jose Torroella.[6][5] She took office in January 2021.[6] Worrell became the second African-American elected as state attorney in Florida and the first of Caribbean descent.[7] She has had contentious interactions with Republican state officials. In March 2023, Worrell announced her reelection bid.[8] On August 9, 2023, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended her and appointed an acting state attorney to operate the office.[6] He accused Worrell of "neglect of duty and incompetence."[6] She is still seeking reelection in 2024.[6]
See also
- Andrew H. Warren, state attorney suspended by DeSantis[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Cordeiro, Monivette (November 4, 2020). "Democrat Worrell on track to win office". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. B1–B4. Retrieved 2023-08-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cordiero, Monivette (2020-04-13). "Fourth Dem enters race to be next top attorney". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. A1. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Cordiero, Monivette (2020-07-10). "Worrell gets boost from some big names". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. B2. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Cordiero, Monivette (2020-11-04). "Democrat Worrell on track to win office". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. B1. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ a b Cordiero, Monivette (2020-11-15). "Worrell's win part of national wave". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. B1. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ a b c d e Contorno, Steve (2023-08-09). "DeSantis suspends Orlando-area state attorney in second sacking of democratically elected prosecutor". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "Monique H. Worrell". office of the state attorney ninth judicial circuit.
- ^ Cann, Christopher (2023-03-24). "Worrell announces reelection bid amid scrutiny from officials, law enforcement". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. A2. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Mazzei, Patricia; Robles, Frances (2023-08-09). "DeSantis Suspends Second Elected Prosecutor in Florida". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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