Cymonie S. Rowe

Professional career

Education

• Nova Southeastern University College of Law — J.D.

Additional information

• Initially, she presided over the Civil Division, including handling a majority of the Engle progeny cases from 2018 to 2021.
• She was named Florida Bar Jurist of the Year in 2018, received the South Palm Beach County Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award in 2019, and earned multiple jurist of the year honors in 2021, including from the Palm Beach County Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Craig S. Barnard American Inns of Court
• Joined the 15th Circuit Court in Palm Beach County in July 2016, becoming the first Jamaican American to serve in the county judiciary.
• Judge Rowe emphasizes civility, professionalism, and the Golden Rule in her courtroom, encouraging respectful interactions among attorneys and litigants.
• Before joining the bench, Judge Rowe practiced law for nearly twenty years
• Actively involved in professional and community organizations.
• Assigned to Family Division FX in the 15th Circuit Court.
• focusing on insurance and civil litigation, and gained extensive courtroom experience advocating for clients.
• She currently serves in the Juvenile Division, managing delinquency and dependency matters
• Judge Rowe was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Jamaican immigrant parents and moved to Palm Beach County at age four, where she has lived since.
• She serves as a Florida Supreme Court Judicial Mentor, is a member of the Florida Bar Judicial Constitutional Judiciary Committee, and holds leadership roles in the Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges.
• Her contributions have been widely recognized.
• Managing editor, ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law.