Judge candidate one step closer to dream

Rhoda Sokoloff dreamed about going to law school and becoming a judge since she was 16.

Forty years later, she is one step closer to making that happen.

Sokoloff has filed to run for a seat being vacated by Broward Circuit Judge Linda Vitale. The state’s Elections Division posted her filing Tuesday.

Sokoloff has practiced family law since she graduated from Nova Southeastern University law school in 1999. She has worked as a solo practitioner since 2001 in Fort Lauderdale and serves as a guardian ad litem.

Her road to the race has been a winding one. The Toronto native started her undergraduate degree in her 30s, taking part-time classes. While she worked to complete her degrees during the next nine years, she suffered personal tragedy, including the death of both parents and a brain tumor in her son.

She said her life experiences would help her be a better judge.

"I would be an excellent judge based on all the barriers I had to overcome," Sokoloff said.

Comments

[bail bondsman]

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[Patti B.]

I have retained Rhoda Sokoloff on several family related matters. She is knowledgeable, professional and competent. We found her to have a very helpful and courteous staff as well. She made sure to let us know what to expect, and put our children at ease prior to them going before the judge. I wish her well on her campaign.

[A Citizen]

I am astounded that an exceptionally incompetent attorney such as Rhoda Sokoloff can be deemed qualified to vie for a judicial seat. In 2002 I retained Rhoda to represent me in a custody case and my experience was a very low level of administrative skill and an even lower litigation skill level -she once hyperventilated at a routine deposition which had to stopped and rescheduled so she could recooperate. The damage Rhoda Sokoloff's incompetence inflicted sent my case on a steep downward spiral that has taken me years to undo legally. It is apparent that the criteria for judicial candidacy is not what it needs to be to ensure that citizens are properly served when having to stand before a Family Court judge. If Rhoda does manage to solicit funds for her campaign and gets elected, it will speak volumes about the grossly ineffective quality of our judicial electoral system and of our Family Courts.

[Regina Dante - 24 Hour Broward Bail Bonds]

Wishing you the best of Luck through your campaign!