Susanne Wilson Bullard

Professional Background

Susanne Wilson Bullard has served on Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit since July 2017, following service as an Alachua County judge from January 2015 through June 2017. The court’s appointment release says she grew up in Alachua County, began a 22-year legal career as an Orange County prosecutor, later prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases in the Eighth Circuit, led its juvenile division and practiced privately before joining the bench.

Experience

• Circuit Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit, July 2017–present
• Alachua County Judge, January 2015–June 2017
• Assistant State Attorney in the Ninth and Eighth judicial circuits; later chief of the Eighth Circuit juvenile division
• Private attorney before judicial service
• Administrative Judge — Family Division, January 2025–March 2026

Education

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  University of Florida — Bachelor of Arts, 1986 (appointment release says with high honors)

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  University of Florida College of Law — Juris Doctor, 1990

Office & Authority

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

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Biography & Background

Portrait & Credits

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