Dennis P. Craig

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Dennis P. Craig

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Florida 7th Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2023

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Bachelor's

Duquesne University

Law

University of Pittsburgh

Dennis P. Craig is a judge of the Seventh Circuit Court, Group 5, in Florida. He was first elected to the position in 2010. He was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4]

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Craig received his undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh.[1]

Career

Craig began his career as a private practice lawyer in Pennsylvania. He then worked as an assistant state attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit before his election to the circuit court in 2010.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. [5]

Florida 7th Circuit Court, Group 5 Primary Election, 2016
Candidate
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Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016

2010

Craig received 25.9 percent of the vote in the primary. He then defeated Joseph M. Horrox with 57.30 percent of the vote in the general election.[2][6]

Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010

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