
Caroline Cahill Shepherd
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Appellate judge
Source review: 2026-10-16Professional Background
Judge on Florida's 4 District Court of Appeal. Fourth District Court of Appeal, Judge (Oct. 2025 – Present) Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Circuit Judge (Oct. 2019 – Sept. 2025) Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, County Judge (June 2009 – Sept. 2019) Administrative and Presiding Judge, Gun Club Criminal Justice Complex (Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2018) Presiding Judge, Adult Drug Court, Gun Club Criminal Justice Complex (Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2018) Chair, Palm Beach County Canvassing Board (July 2012 – Dec. 2013) Office of the State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Florida (Feb. 2003 – May 2009) Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC (April 2000 – July 2002) Office of the State Attorney, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida (Jan. 1997 – March 2000).
Experience
- Fourth District Court of Appeal (2025–present)
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit judge (2019–2025)
- Palm Beach County Court judge (2009–2019)
- Assistant state attorney
Education
- New England School of Law, J.D. (1996) University of Southern California, B.A. (1986)
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