Thomas D Sawaya

Judge

Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal

2000 - Current

Chief Judge

Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal

2003 - 2005

Circuit Judge

Circuit Court in the Fifth Judicial Circuit

1990 - 2000

Marion County Judge

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1986 - 1990

Assistant State Attorney

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1985 - 1986

General law practice in Ocala

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1978 - 1986

Stetson University College of Law

J.D. (1977)

University of South Florida

B.A. (1974)

Distinguished Graduate Award

Department of Elementary Schools of the National Catholic Educational Association

1997

for exemplifying "the highest qualities of a Catholic education" and rendering "distinguished service to the Catholic Church and the United States of America."

Distinguished Service Award

Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency

1993

for "outstanding service in the judicial field"

Erskine Mayo Ross Award

American Bar Association Journal

1990

for a published article entitled, Willie Loman Joins the Bar: Death of a Profession

D.R. Smith Inn of Court in Ocala

Founding member and past President

Current

Faculty of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges and College of Advanced Judicial Studies

Member

Current

Marion District of the North Florida Regional Council of Boy Scouts of America

Vice President

Current

Board of Directors for West Central Florida Driver Improvement School

Current

Select Committee on Justice Teaching

2006 - Current

Florida Courts Technology Commission

2003 - Current

Fifth DCA Budget Committee

2003 - Current

Fifth DCA Technology Committee

2000 - Current

Appellate Court Technology Committee

2000 - 2006

Activities: Chair from 2002 - 2006

Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges

President

2004 - 2005

DCA Conference Bylaw Committee

2004 - 2005

Appellate Education Planning Committee

2003 - 2004

Florida Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions

West Group

2003

Attorney's Right to Compensation When Prematurely Discharged Without Cause

63 Fla. B.J. 23

1998

The Work Product Privilege in a Nutshell

67 Fla. B.J. 32

1993

Denying Coverage Under Liability Insurance Policies in Florida: The Claims Administration Statute

64 Fla. B.J. 25

1990

Willie Loman Joins the Bar: Death of a Profession

76 A.B.A. J. 88

1990

From the Bench: Hypnotic Testimony (Admissibility of Hypnotically Enhanced or Retrieved Testimony in Criminal Proceedings)

15 Litig. 3

1989

Use of Criminal Convictions in Civil Proceedings: Statutory Collateral Estoppel Under Florida and Federal Law

62 Fla. B.J. 17

1988

Use of Criminal Convictions in Subsequent Civil Proceedings: Statutory Collateral Estoppel Under Florida and Federal Law and the International Act Exclusion Clause

40 Fla. L. Rev. 479

1988

Coverage Under the New Commercial Policies: Loosening the Gordian Knot of Interpretation

30 For the Def. 22

June, 1988

Coverage Under the CGL: A Gordian Knot of Interpretation

30 For the Def. 19

May, 1988

The Accident Report Privilege after Brackin: A Step in the Right Direction

55 Fla. B.J. 23

1986