N. James Turner
Circuit Judge,
Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Unified Family Division, Osceola County,
Florida. Division 41-C.
Admissions: 1975,
The Florida
Bar; 1976,
United
States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and
United States District Court, Southern District
of Florida; 1981,
United States District Court,
Middle District of Florida and
United States
Supreme Court; 1982,
United States Court of
Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Education:
Bentley
University (B.S., with
highest honors, 1972);
University of Miami
School of Law (J.D.,
cum laude, 1975; LL.M.,
1978).
Delta Theta Phi;
Phi Kappa Phi,
scholastic honor society.
Author:
Comment, "Qualified
Pension and Profit Sharing Plans: Integration
with Social Security." 29, U. Miami L. Rev. 119
(1974); The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles 58
(1976);
"Consequences of Instructing
Deponents Not To Answer," Florida Bar
Journal, Vol. 39, April, 1991; "Employer
Liability for Acts of Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace: Respondeat Superior and Beyond,"
Florida Bar Journal, 41 (1994);
"The Perils
of (Reporting and) Not Reporting Sexual
Harassment," Florida Bar Journal, December,
1997.
"Successfully Defending Employees in
Non-Compete and Trade Secret Litigation",
Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 78, April 2004.
Member:
Orange
County Bar Association; former Chair, Labor & Employment Law
Section (2); The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section;
Osceola Bar Association;
Hispanic Bar
Association of Orange County; founding member,
Florida Chapter of the National Employment
Lawyers Association;
American Inns of Court,
Orlando Chapter # 123;
League of Women Voters Osceola County;
Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce;
Volunteer: Board Member, Transition House, Inc., Kissimmee, Florida; Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc.; Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association; and Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic.
Military Service:
United States Army,
Artillery 1964-1966;
Viet Nam
Era Veteran;
National Defense Service Medal, Honorable
Discharge.
Certifications:
Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer and
Board Certified Civil
Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Certification.
Certified Mediator,
Florida Supreme Court.
New York Times: Article entitled "Prudential Told to Pay Broker in Fraud Case" describes a noteworthy decision.