Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Duval County Judge London Kite to succeed retiring 4th Circuit Judge Karen Cole, the governor’s office announced Sept. 16.
DeSantis appointed Kite to the county bench in 2020.
Kite was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2003 after graduating from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
She was an assistant state attorney for the for the 4th Circuit for 17 years before she was appointed to the bench.
Kite received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a law degree from the University of Florida. and was an adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law from 2008 to 2018.