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New Judge in Columbia County

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By Tami Stevenson

On October 3, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Charles Garrett Hill, of Lake City, to serve as Judge on the Columbia County Court.

Hill has served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit since 2020. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Faulkner University and his juris doctor from Florida State University. He previously served as a criminal defense attorney.

Hill fills the judicial vacancy created by the enactment of HB 5401, which became law July 1.

The bill established two new circuit court judgeships (one in the First Judicial Circuit and one in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit) and seven new county court judgeships (three in Orange County, two in Hillsborough County, one in Santa Rosa County and one in Columbia County).