One of the Florida Keys longest-sitting judges, Luis Garcia, will retire from the bench in November.
Garcia
Judge Garcia has held the position as Upper Keys circuit court judge presiding at the Plantation Key courthouse since he was appointed to the Monroe County Circuit Court by Gov. Jeb Bush in October 2000 and was first elected to the position in 2002. He has never been opposed in an election.
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