Belvin Perry
Chief Judge in the Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit
Belvin Perry Jr. (born October 10, 1949, in Orlando, Florida) is a personal-injury attorney and former chief judge of Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit. He was the presiding judge for the high-profile Casey Anthony murder trial.
Early life and career
Perry's father, Belvin Perry, Sr. (October 8, 1920 – May 16, 1995) served as one of Orlando's first two African-American police officers.
Perry earned his Bachelor of Science degree in history in 1972 from Tuskegee University. In 1974 he earned his Masters of Education from the same university. In 1977, Perry received a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Perry is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
1997 sexual discrimination lawsuit
A former Court Administration employee, Janis Williamson, filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the State of Florida after being fired by then chief judge Belvin Perry after a two-year love affair.
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