Kristine Van Vorst

Professional Background

Kristine Van Vorst became an Eighth Judicial Circuit judge in August 2025 after serving as an Alachua County judge since September 2017. Her current work includes family cases in Alachua and Baker counties. She has also served on court budgeting and technology committees and as judicial faculty. She earned undergraduate and law degrees with honors at the University of Florida.

Experience

• Circuit judge, August 2025–present
• Alachua County judge, September 2017–August 2025
• Judicial faculty and court budget/technology committee service

Education

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  University of Florida College of Law — Juris Doctor with Honors, 2002

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  University of Florida — Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with Highest Honors, 1999

Office & Authority

Florida circuit-court authority follows Article V of the Florida Constitution and applicable Florida law.

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