Cynthia Imperato

Cynthia Imperato has built a career defined by steady judgment and public service. She began as a police officer in Tallahassee before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech, an M.S. from the School of Criminology at Florida State University, and a J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law. She served thirteen years as a Senior Assistant Statewide Prosecutor in the Office of Statewide Prosecution, handling racketeering, homicide, narcotics trafficking, home invasions, white-collar fraud, police corruption, and gang-related violence. She helped draft and revise Florida’s gang legislation and led the first successful state racketeering prosecution of a street gang. In 2003, Governor Bush appointed her to the Circuit Court bench, where Cindy Imperato served for thirteen years. Cindy trained Judicial Nominating Committees and chaired the Judicial Nominating Criminal Procedures Committee.