Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit, Group 52
Circuit judges hear felony criminal cases, major civil suits, family and probate matters. This seat is elected by voters across the 17th Circuit (Broward). Nonpartisan; a candidate needs a majority, and this contest was not decided in August. Term: 6 years.
How we verified who is on the ballot
Candidate list taken from the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list on 2026-09-18 ; both candidates are marked Qualified, which for a nonpartisan seat means the August vote did not produce a majority winner (or the seat is decided only in November). Positions have not been researched; check the county Supervisor of Elections sample ballot.
Candidates
Report an error ↗David Fry
Fry is a trial attorney who has worked on both sides of criminal cases, serving as an assistant state attorney and as an assistant public defender, and says he has been counsel in more than 70 jury trials across five Florida counties. He also cites experience as trial counsel in complex civil litigation. He led the Au…
Tamar Hamilton
Hamilton runs her own Broward law practice handling civil litigation, real property, probate and contract matters, and has been an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University School of Law since 2018. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2014 and is also admitted before the General Legal Council of Jamaica; she earne…
Why there are no issue positions here
Judicial candidates in Florida are bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct, which bars them from making statements that commit them on issues likely to come before the court. This guide therefore does not code positions for them and does not score them in the matching tool. Compare them on experience, background and the record below instead.
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
David Fry
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Tamar Hamilton
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.