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J’can-born attorney appointed to Miami-Dade County Court
Renatha Francis
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August 29, 2017

J’can-born attorney appointed to Miami-Dade County Court

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Renatha Francis, who is a Jamaican-born attorney-at-law practicing in the United States, has been appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida.

Francis is a past student of the St Hugh’s High school and the University of the West Indies, Mona, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in law.

Afterwards, she migrated to the US, where she received her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010.

According to US reports, she primarily represented insurance providers in personal injury protection litigation matters, specialising in the interpretation and application of automobile insurance policies.

Francis will fill the vacancy of Judge Jason E Dimitris who was promoted to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court.

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