Broward County, Florida - March 25, 2014 - According to the Supervisor of Elections Office, more than 14,000 voters have signed petitions to add Broward County Judge Ian Richards’ name on the August 2014 ballot.   

The Committee to Re-elect Judge Richards is committed to ensuring that this experienced, qualified, fair, and unbiased judge is kept on the bench.  For more information, please visit www.judgeianrichards.com Contact: Committee to Re-elect Judge Ian Richards 4700 Sheridan Street, Suite J, Hollywood, FL 33021 Phone: (954) 663-0266 Email: admin@judgeianrichards.com

Judge Richards is the first African-American judge to win a countywide election in Broward County, Florida in 2008. He presides over civil and criminal cases in the South Regional Courthouse and previously served in the domestic violence unit.  Since his election, Judge Richards has distinguished himself and earned the respect of our community.   Although Judge Ian Richards might be best known as the Judge who jumped over the bench to protect a woman in court (Sun-Sentinel, 3/25/2009), the progress that has been made during his first term on the bench is noteworthy.  Judge Richards was among the top 5% of judges in Broward County for the number of jury trials he presided over in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.  Since 2009, he has heard thousands of cases and his decisions have rarely been reversed on appeal (less than 0.1%).  Judge Richards took the bench with one of the highest criminal caseloads in Broward County.  Together with his dedicated staff, Judge Richards was able to streamline the misdemeanor domestic violence unit by lowering the active caseload countywide from 1,100 to under 500 cases and reducing the wait time for trial by almost half.  More importantly, Judge Richards and his staff saved lives and made families safer by encouraging mental health and drug rehabilitation for thousands of defendants, while keeping those that sought to do harm to our community off our streets.  Not only did they help restore dignity to the victims but they also saved precious taxpayer dollars by streamlining the judicial process.  Judge Richards is an impartial referee and does not seek to write law from the bench.  He has earned a reputation for being "very fair" and "very patient." (Miami Herald, 8/23/2012).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Judge Ian Richards Was Qualified by Petition for His 2014 Re-Election  

Committee to Re-elect Judge Ian Richards, 4700 Sheridan Street, Suite J, Hollywood, FL 33021 ·Tel: (954) 663-0266 admin@JudgeIanRichards.com

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