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# Jennifer D. Bailey

Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Administrative Judge (Ret.)

## Profile

- Court: Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Administrative Judge (Ret.)
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-09-10

## Biography

### Professional career

- Served approximately 30 years as a Miami circuit judge and retired in November 2023
- Jennifer Drechsel Bailey is a retired American judge who served 30 years on Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County, retiring in November 2023
- Administrative Judge of the Circuit Civil Division before retiring in November 2023.
- She consults for the National Center for State Courts, teaches at the University of Miami School of Law, and advises on court technology, data quality, and AI in justice systems
- Served as Administrative Judge of the 25-judge Circuit Civil Division, handled Complex Business Litigation, and previously worked in Family and Criminal divisions.

### Education



### Additional information

- Led pandemic digital-court work and managed the first hybrid jury trial in July 2020.
- She acted as Acting Chief Judge at times and led the Pandemic Digital Workgroup during COVID-19, creating virtual courtrooms and managing the first hybrid jury trial in July 2020
- Elected in 1992 and began her tenure in 1993.
- She also presided over the Complex Business Litigation Division, the International Commercial Arbitration program, and a specialized construction defect docket
- Member of the IAALS Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee.
- She served in the family, criminal, and civil divisions, and held leadership roles such as Administrative Judge of the Civil Division and the General Jurisdiction Division for over 14 years.
- She also serves on multiple judicial boards and committees, including the Florida Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://iaals.du.edu/profile/jennifer-d-bailey)
- [Official roster](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee)
- [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee)
- [Jennifer D. Bailey](https://iaals.du.edu/profile/jennifer-d-bailey)
- [Open Letter to Civil Bar](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/judges_forms/7682458953-Hon.%20Jennifer%20D.%20Bailey%20Open%20Letter%20to%20Civil%20Bar%20%5B04-02-20%5D.pdf)
- [Administrative memo](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/2013_08_02_14_07_23.pdf)
- [Eleventh Judicial Circuit news item on Bailey retirement](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/News-11/PgrID/2098/PageID/39/ArtMID/2099/ArticleID/5130)
- [Florida corporate index: Bailey Judicial Solutions](https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?ListNameOrder=BAILEYJUDICIALSOLUTIONS+W240001251040&inquiryDirectionType=CurrentList&inquiryType=EntityName&searchNameOrder=BAILEYJUDICIALSOLUTIONS+W240001251040&searchTerm=BAILEY+INSTALLATIONS%2C+INC.)
- [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee)
- [Jennifer D. Bailey](https://iaals.du.edu/profile/jennifer-d-bailey)
- [Open Letter to Civil Bar](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/judges_forms/7682458953-Hon.%20Jennifer%20D.%20Bailey%20Open%20Letter%20to%20Civil%20Bar%20%5B04-02-20%5D.pdf)
- [Administrative memo](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/2013_08_02_14_07_23.pdf)
- [Eleventh Judicial Circuit news item on Bailey retirement](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/News-11/PgrID/2098/PageID/39/ArtMID/2099/ArticleID/5130)
- [Florida corporate index: Bailey Judicial Solutions](https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?ListNameOrder=BAILEYJUDICIALSOLUTIONS+W240001251040&inquiryDirectionType=CurrentList&inquiryType=EntityName&searchNameOrder=BAILEYJUDICIALSOLUTIONS+W240001251040&searchTerm=BAILEY+INSTALLATIONS%2C+INC.)

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