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William D Palmer
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
Professional Experience
- Judge
- Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
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- Chief Judge
- Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
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- Palmer & Palmer, P.A.
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- Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A.
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Education
- Boston College Law School
- J.D. (1976)
- Honors: cum laude
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- B.S. (1973) | Management Science
- Honors: with honors
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Awards
- William Reese Smith, Jr., Pro Bono Award
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- AV rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Lyne, Woodworth and Evarts Award
- Boston College Law School
- for most outstanding contribution to any law school publication
- Wall Street Journal Award
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- for outstanding management student, Management Honor Society.
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar
- Current
- Activities: Appellate Certification Committee, 2004-2007 (Chair 2005-2006); Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 1989-1995 (Chair 1992-1994), 1998-2004, 2007-2013(Chair 2012-2013); Judicial Nominating Commission Institute, Chair, 1999-2000, 2011-2012; Judicial Administration, Selection, and Tenure Committee, 1995-1998; Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee, 1984-1987 (Chair 1986); Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board, 1981-1984; Fee Arbitration Committee, 1991-1994; Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Vice-Chair, Programs Committee, 1995-1996; Family Law Section, Vice-Chair, Amicus Committee, 1993-1995, Director, Pro Bono Appellate Project, 1993-1995, Co-Chair, Florida Bar Journal Committee, 1993-1995.
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Current
- Activities: Chairman, Arbitration Service, 1994-1996; Chairman, Bar Briefs and Publications Committee, 1980-1982; Chairman, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1983-1984; Professionalism Committee, 1999-2003; Special Project to Develop Code of Professionalism, 1989; Twice named Outstanding Committee Chair.
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- American Bar Association
- Current
- Activities: Dispute Resolution Section, Publications Committee Co-Chair, Litigation Seminar Chair, 1999, First Central Florida American Inn of Court, 2003-2004, Dunn-Blount Chapter of the American Inns of Court, 2005-2009.
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- Executive Committee
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- Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy
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- Activities: Chair 2009-present
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- Tomoka Christian Church
- Member of multiple mission teams and Sunday school teacher
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- Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges
- President
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- Education Committee of the District Court of Appeal Conference
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- Education Committee
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- Activities: Chair 2010-2011
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- Supreme Court Statewide Managed Mediation Program Assessment Workgroup
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- Education Committee
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- Supreme Court Committee on District Court of Appeal Performance and Accountability
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- District Court of Appeal Budget Committee
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- Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal, Membership Committee
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- Supreme Court Committee on District Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction
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- Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida
- Director
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- Florida Hospital Foundation
- Director
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- Judicial Nominating Commission, Ninth Judicial Circuit
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- Activities: Chair 1988-1989
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- Central Florida Helpline
- Chairman of the Board
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- "Chapter 11: Miracle Sisters from Romania", Welcome Home! An International and Nontraditional Adoption Reader
- The Haworth Clinical Practice Press
- Top Ten Lapses of Professionalism in Appellate Practice
- Orange County Bar Brief
- "Chapter 8: Consumer and Customer Disputes", Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Litigator's Handbook
- ABA Section of Litigation
- "Visitation Violations", Focus on the Family Single-Parent Family
- Dealing with Visitation Problems
- Orange County Bar Briefs
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