Victoria S. Sigler | |
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Judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 2000 |
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Appointed by | Jeb Bush |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Alma mater | Colorado State University (B.A./M.A.) Nova University (J.D.) |
Victoria S. Sigler (born 1951) is a judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. She was the first openly gay elected official in Florida.[1]
Sigler was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1951.[1] When Sigler was seven years old, her family moved to the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, California.[1] She attended Colorado State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts, both in political science.[1] Sigler then attended Nova University (now known as Nova Southeastern University) and earned her law degree in 1980.[2]
On January 26, 2000, Florida Governor Jeb Bush announced his appointment of Sigler to the Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County.[2]