Daly wins Circuit Court Judge seat 7

Erin Daly

Erin Daly wins Group 7 Circuit Court seat, currently assigned to Hernando County, with 142,175 votes to Derek Saltsman’s 60,819.

The judicial race was nonpartisan and all voters in the 5th judicial circuit had the choice on their ballot.

The 5th judicial circuit consists of Marion, Sumter, Lake, Citrus, and Hernando counties.

This is a second career for Daly, who has been practicing law since 2007. She started as a bailiff at Brooklyn Supreme Court, where she served for 17 years, rising to sergeant. Right out of law school she went to work at the 5th circuit state attorney’s office for 17 years before entering private practice a year ago to practice law in the areas of criminal defense, family, and probate.

According to the Florida Court Administrator, Circuit Court judges handle “civil disputes involving more than $50,000; controversies involving the estates of decedents, minors, and persons adjudicated as incapacitated; cases relating to juveniles; criminal prosecutions for all felonies; tax disputes; actions to determine the title and boundaries of real property; suits for declaratory judgments that is, to determine the legal rights or responsibilities of parties under the terms of written instruments, laws, or regulations before a dispute arises and leads to litigation; and requests for injunctions to prevent persons or entities from acting in a manner that is asserted to be unlawful.”

Circuit Court judges serve four-year terms and receive an annual salary of $196,898.