Hugh A. Carithers

Judge Carithers is a native of Jacksonville, and a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in 1969. After serving on active duty with the U. S. Navy, including serving in Vietnam, he received his law degree from the University of Florida in 1974.

Judge Carithers practiced law in Jacksonville for more than 18 years before assuming the bench in February 1993. He has since served in all divisions of the Circuit Court, and as Administrative Judge of the Family Law Division. He also sat as an associate judge on the First District Court of Appeals.

Judge Carithers served on the Executive Committee of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges and as Chair of its Civil Section. He was a member of the Florida Court Education Council and the faculty of the College of Advanced Judicial Studies. He also served on the Florida Family Law Rules Committee and the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. He is currently the Director and officer of The Florida Bar Foundation (FFLA).