Seminole County Judge, Group 6
County judges hear misdemeanors, traffic, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000. Nonpartisan. 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 ↗Alena Chaban
Chaban is a Seminole County attorney in private practice handling family law, criminal defense, traffic and estate planning matters, and has served as a guardian ad litem. She marked her fifth anniversary as a licensed Florida attorney in April 2026 and says she has handled about 30 family law trials, all bench trials…
Wayne Culver
Culver has served as a Seminole County judge since 2021, handling criminal and civil divisions, and says he currently carries more than 4,000 civil cases and resolves about 1,200 cases a month. He was an assistant state attorney in Brevard County from 2001 to 2004 and then practiced privately in Seminole County from 2…
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.
Alena Chaban
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Wayne Culver
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.