Timothy McCarthy
(Circuit Judge, Retired)
JUDICIAL
- Appointed Circuit Court Judge by Governor (1998)
- Re-Elected to Circuit Court 3 Times
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association Jurist of the Year (1999)
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Mentor Coordinator (for new Judges)
- Associate Judge, Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals
- Arbitrator/Mediator for American Arbitration Association and private arbitrations and mediations
BAR/ADMISSION
State Court
- Florida Supreme Court 1971
- Indiana Supreme Court 1971
Federal Court
- U.S. Seventh Circuit 1971
- U.S.D.C.N.D. Indiana 1971
- U.S.D.C.S.D. Florida 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court 1980
- U.S. Fifth Circuit 1980
- U.S. Eleventh Circuit 1982
Prior Certifications
- Florida Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Board Certified Business Litigation
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- AV Rated
BAR ACTIVITIES
- Co-Chair, PB County Civil Practice Committee (1996-1997)
- Chairman and Member, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (1989-1991)
- Member Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (1975-1998)
- Member PB County Bar Association
- Seminar Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education: Construction Law, Arbitration
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Three term Mayor, Town of Lake Clarke Shores (1987, 1988, 1990)
- Member, Town Council, Town of Lake Clarke Shores (1985-1991)
- Member Lake Clarke Shores Code Enforcement Board (1993)
- Member, Palm Beach County Charter Advisory Council (1987)
- Member Notre Dame Club of the Palm Beaches (1973-Present)
- Annual Judge Palm Beach State College Paralegal Course (1998-Present)