Pauline Drake

Judge Pauline M. Drake was appointed to the County Court bench in 1998 by the late Governor Lawton Chiles to fill the unexpired term of Judge June Blackburn. She presided over cases involving civil, criminal, small claims, and traffic cases involving injuries. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education from Tuskegee University in 1974, a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Alabama in 1978 and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Florida in 1984. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1986. Previous experience includes Assistant State Attorney, Regional Legal Advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and private practice. She was also a certified Federal, Circuit, Family and County Court Mediator.

Judge Drake was involved with the County Court Conference of Judges. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Education Committee. She chairs the Professionalism Committee and has actively been involved with professionalism in The Florida Bar and Jacksonville Bar Association. She actively participates in Justice Teaching in the public school system and volunteers with various civil organizations.