Antonio E. Marin, Esq. is a retired Circuit Court Judge who has 34 years of combined experience as an Assistant State Attorney, Private Trial Practitioner in State and Federal Court, and ultimately, as a Circuit Court Judge. Judge Marin’s private practice extended for more than 20 years. He was first elected to the Circuit Court in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in 2006, and re-elected without opposition, in 2012. Judge Marin presided over a vast variety of cases in the Civil, Family Probate, Juvenile and Criminal Divisions. Judge Marin’s natural negotiating skills, enhanced by his extensive professional experience, enabled him to resolve complex cases as a Prosecutor, Private Practitioner, Circuit Court Judge, and now, as a Certified Mediator.

Judge Marin is talented, committed to his duties, whose knowledge and preparation in every case, inspires respect. He has an un-deniable pleasant personality which provides the Parties, with a fertile ground for compromise and eventual resolution of their conflicts. Those who have mediated cases with Judge Marin, describe him as “a relentless warrior in pursuit of reasonableness, and resolution of the conflict”.

Judge Marin has a wide range of community involvement, that inevitably, adds to his experience and ability to resolve disputes. Judge Marin is a Past President of the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA); Past President (8 years) of the Hispanic American Builders Association (HABA); Legal advisor for the Latin American Chamber of Commerce (CAMACOL); Co-chair of SALAD; and many others. (see CV) To find a phrase to best describe Judge Marin’s conception and approach to his duties as a Supreme Court Certified Mediator, it must be: Settling Disputes is Our Goal

Bilingual in Spanish and English

As mediation is mostly about communication, it is difficult to resolve cases through this process if one of the parties does not understand because of a language barrier. Judge Marin is a bilingual Mediator. He is able to mediate a case in English or Spanish or both as needed. In Many cases this has been the key to a successful mediation when one of the parties only Speaks Spanish.