Aramis Ayala
Aramis Ayala | |
|---|---|
| State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Ashton |
| Succeeded by | Monique Worrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1975 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of Central Florida (MS) University of Detroit (JD) |
Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975)[1] was the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and serves as the chief prosecutor.[2][3] In May 2019, Ayala stated that she would not seek re-election as state attorney.[4]
Ayala was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan with an undergraduate degree. She then obtained her J.D. degree from the University of Detroit.[5]
Controversy arose after she announced she would not seek capital punishment in any case, causing Governor Rick Scott to reassign potential death penalty cases to another State Attorney.[6][7] Ayala has filed lawsuits disputing this action in the Supreme Court of Florida, and in federal court.[8] Ayala lost her Supreme Court case against Scott. The Florida Supreme Court ruled against Ayala saying the Governor was within his power to take cases away from Ayala because of her position to abandon the death penalty.
References
- ^ "Aramis Donell Ayala". Florida Resident Database. Retrieved July 20, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Powers, Scott (November 8, 2016). "Aramis Ayala becomes first black state attorney in Florida's history". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Cordiero, Monivette (August 23, 2018). "Don't know anything about Central Florida judicial picks in the Aug. 28 primary? We're here to help". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Citing Conflict With Florida Death-Penalty Ruling, Aramis Ayala Will Not Seek Re-Election As State Attorney". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Powers, Scott (July 15, 2016). "Aramis Ayala's 9th Judicial Circuit state attorney run could be historic". Orlando Rising. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Fla. court won't rule immediately in case of prosecutor". Associated Press. April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Fla. court won't rule immediately in case of Aramis Ayala". WFTV. April 26, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Tziperman Lotan, Gal (April 11, 2017). "State Attorney Ayala files lawsuit against Gov. Scott in death penalty cases". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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