Robert W. Lee Interview
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This is an Oral History for The Honorable Robert W. Lee. Judge Lee received his undergraduate degree from Jacksonville University where he placed on the President’s Honor Roll. He was also awarded a Master of Arts degree in History Humanities from California State University at Dominguez Hills. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Florida where he served as a Senior Editor on the Law Review and was awarded a teaching fellowship. After graduating in 1985, Judge Lee began a practice primarily involving commercial litigation. While in practice, he received the Individual Attorney Support Award from Legal Aid of Broward County for pro bono work involving mental health issues. He is an AV rated attorney, and was Board certified in Real Estate law. His wide community involvement included the Broward Education Foundation; Broward United Against Discrimination; the Broward Human Rights Initiative; and the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association. In 1997, Governor Lawton Chiles appointed Lee to the County Court for Broward County. Judge Lee has served in the Criminal and Civil Divisions, including several years as an Acting Circuit Judge. He was chair of the Broward County Canvassing Board and presided over the historic 2000 Presidential Recount in Broward County. In 2011, Judge Lee was honored with the Stephen R. Booher Memorial Award by the Broward County Bar Association. Judge Lee has more than a dozen published articles appearing in various legal publications, including the Florida Law Review, Florida Bar Journal, Barry Law Review, Nova Law Review, St. Thomas Law Review, Florida Supreme Court Historical Review, Broward Barrister, and Western State University Law Review. He has presided over more than 345 jury trials and has more than 500 published legal decisions. Judge Lee has served as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies at Florida International University; Florida Metropolitan University; and Barry University. Judge Lee currently serves as an Acting Circuit Judge and the Chair of the Civil Division of the Broward County Court. He continues to speak about the court system to numerous organizations and schools throughout the country.
Interviewee 1
Robert W. Lee
College
Arts and Letters
Department
Communication and Multimedia Studies
Collection
Generations
Interviewer 1
Fred Fejes
Type of Source
Mixed Material
Format
.mp3, .pdf
Extent
01:24:46, 37 p.
Language
English
Publication Date
2-26-2016
City
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Keywords
LGBTQ, gay, South Florida, law, judge, generations
Disciplines
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Fejes, Fred, "Robert W. Lee Interview" (2016). Faculty and Student Oral History Scholarship. 1.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/oral_histories_general/1