Hon. Gina Beovides

Judge Gina Beovides serves as Deputy Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, where she oversees the Circuit and County Civil Divisions, the Probate Division, the Appellate Division, the Civil Traffic Infractions Court, and all problem-solving court divisions. She first joined the bench in 2016 as a County Court Judge and served as an Associate Administrative Judge of the County Civil Division before being appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2019. Since then, Judge Beovides has presided over Circuit Criminal, Civil, and Family Divisions.

Judge Beovides is the current Dean of the Florida Judicial College, where she oversees the curriculum for all newly appointed judges in Florida, selects faculty, and teaches. She also serves on the Florida Supreme Court’s Court Education Council, which is responsible for developing and maintaining comprehensive education programs for Florida judges and court staff. In addition, she is a faculty member and Civil Track Leader at Advanced Judicial Studies, where she teaches substantive civil law to judges throughout the state.

A leader in judicial policy and court administration, Judge Beovides previously served on the Florida Supreme Court’s Trial Court Performance and Accountability Committee, which develops performance metrics and resource management strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Florida’s trial courts. She is also a member of the Florida Courts Technology Commission, where she helps guide the development and implementation of technological initiatives within the judiciary, including civil case management improvements, standardization of court processes, and enhanced cybersecurity. Her service has included participation in several Florida Supreme Court workgroups addressing online dispute resolution, county court jurisdictional limits, and the statewide Judicial Needs Assessment Report.

Judge Beovides represents Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties in the Conference of Circuit Court Judges and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where she teaches in the Litigation Skills Program with a focus on the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

Before her appointment to the bench, Judge Beovides worked for more than a decade as a Senior Staff Attorney at Dade Legal Aid, where she advocated on behalf of victims of domestic violence. She also served as a Civil Traffic Hearing Officer in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cuban American Bar Association.

Judge Beovides’s dedication to public service and judicial excellence has been recognized by numerous organizations. Her honors include the Judge Steve Levine Award from the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association; the PAVER Award and Presidential Award from the Cuban American Bar Association; the Florida Jurist Award from the Hispanic National Bar Association; the Sense of Community Award from the Spanish American League Against Discrimination; the Hispanic Heritage Judicial Trailblazer Award from the Dade County Bar Association; and the Judicial Excellence Award from Florida International University College of Law.

Judge Beovides earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, through the University of Miami’s General Honors Program and her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. Born and raised in Miami, she is a proud “Double Cane,” a recipient of the University of Miami Law Alumni Achievement Award, and a recent inductee into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the University of Miami’s highest honor.