Jonathan D. Ramsey Appointed as an Alachua County Judge
Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, P.A. (FFP Law) is pleased to announce that our beloved colleague, Attorney Jonathan D. Ramsey has been appointed by the Governor Ron DeSantis as an Alachua County Judge to fulfill the term of the late Judge Walter Green.
Mr. Ramsey previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eighth Circuit prior to joining FFP Law in May of 2018. Mr. Ramsey’s extensive experience in both civil and criminal courts will serve him well in his career as a judge in Alachua County.
While everyone in the firm is sorry to see Mr. Ramsey leave and has been saddened by the passing of Judge Green, we are proud that Jonathan’s diligence, talent, experience, and high moral character have been recognized in his appointment.
FFP Law is privileged to have been chosen as a place to serve the citizens of Alachua County by both former Chief Judge Martha Ann Lott, and Mr. Ramsey prior to his appointment.
All of us at Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, P.A. extend our best wishes to Jonathan Ramsey as he embarks on his judicial career. He will be greatly missed.
Mr. Fine was born in New York, New York, and was raised in the northeast, where he studied sociology at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He then graduated with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1976. In law school, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, was inducted into the Order of the Coif, and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class. Mr. Fine was admitted into the Florida Bar in 1976, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1977, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1991, and the United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit in 1982.