Jamaican attorney, Tamar N Hamilton, has announced her candidacy for Broward County Circuit Court Judge for Group 52. She is one of three candidates to replace Michael G Kaplan who retired recently after 24 years in the post.

The election takes place on August 18 when 20 Circuit Court judges will be elected in Florida. Hamilton, who is from Kingston, has lived in that state for over 25 years.

A special magistrate, she has offices in Cutler Ridge and Lauderhill, South Florida. A former president of the Jamaican American Bar Association, she mulled a run against Kaplan six years ago.