Suzanne Labrit

Judge Suzanne Y. Labrit received her B.A. from the University of Florida in 1981. She received her J.D. in 1986 from Nova Southeastern University-Shepard Broad College of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review.

For nearly two decades preceding her appointment to the bench, Judge Labrit was a partner with Shutts & Bowen, where she founded and chaired the firm’s appellate practice group. In her thirty-three years of private practice, Judge Labrit handled hundreds of appeals and presented oral argument in all the Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She has been board certified in appellate practice by the Florida Bar since 2015. While in private practice, Judge Labrit earned Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer review rating of AV Preeminent, awarded only to those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Judge Labrit was appointed to the Second District Court of Appeal on July 29, 2020, and began her service as a member of the court on August 17, 2020.