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18th Circuit Chief Judge Lisa Davidson Receives Distinguished Judicial Service Pro Bono Award

By  //  January 31, 2020

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Judge Davidson has been instrumental in providing leadership to the 18th Circuit Pro Bono Committee

Chief Judge Lisa Davidson of the 18th Circuit is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Chief Judge Lisa Davidson of the 18th Circuit is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.

The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, was presented by Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a January 30 ceremony at the Supreme Court in Tallahassee.

Judge Davidson has a long history of community service, which includes founding and chairing the Brevard County Domestic Violence Task Force and serving on numerous local nonprofit boards.

When asked why pro bono work is important to her, Davidson says, “Our courts impact citizens in life-changing ways yet too many are faced with the prospect of navigating the legal system alone. . . I will work with our legal community to find new ways to help and support low-income, self-represented litigants.”

Judge Davidson has been instrumental in providing leadership to the 18th Circuit Pro Bono Committee. As chair, she organized stakeholders and generated new interest and participation.

Her efforts increased the number of pro bono volunteers in important areas of need such as children’s issues, consumer issues, guardian advocates, and survivors of domestic violence.

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Last year she assembled veterans’ organizations, local bar groups, legal aid groups and members of the judiciary to develop and implement a pro bono legal clinic program to help veterans in desperate need.

Judge Davidson’s circuit pro bono committee, Brevard Legal Aid and Southern Legal Counsel, are working together on a program to recruit and train pro bono attorneys to provide critically important assistance to ensure that children with disabilities receive appropriate education and are prepared for employment and independent living.

Judge Davidson has previously received the Distinguished Judicial Service Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions from Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., 2018; the William E. Gladstone Award (statewide award for judicial leadership and service to Florida’s children), 2004; and was recognized by the Florida Supreme Court and governor for her dedication to the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, in 1993 and 2003.

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