Influencing and Enforcing with Judge Alex

Change The Narrative with JD Fuller

JD and Suzy are joined by Judge Alex, the host of the long-running hit show, Judge Alex and the CBS true crime hit Whistle Blower. What you may not know about the Cuban American former Dade county circuit judge, lawyer, speaker and author of Bench Book, a book and guide on closing arguments that is used by judges throughout Florida, is his journey. Judge Alex has lived in Florida his whole life after his family immigrated here from Cuba to flee Castro’s communist regime. He worked his way through college and law school by working as a cop. Law school til 4 pm, then like Batman, he morphed into the youngest Miami cop. When Suzy was a television agent, she sold Judge Alex’s show to Fox. Judge Alex is a no-nonsense outspoken personality who is a regular on all the new shows for his commentary. Married to Jane with 2 kids, tune in as JD and Suzy delve into Judge Alex’s story.

What You Will Hear:

• Judge Alex’s upbringing, parents and fleeing Cuba.
• The Immigration experience.
• Working at 15 and earning a pilot’s license at 18 and traveling the world.
• Setting his sights on police work.
• Education creates options.
• From law enforcement to law.
• Being the youngest judge and first Cuban American lawyer ever elected to the circuit court bench.
• Becoming a TV Judge.
• Advice for judges. Influencing law vs enforcing law
• Media and the division of the country. News vs. commentary

Quotes:

“We’d gone from just getting by and eeking out and existence to a comfortable lifestyle and that kind of ingrained in me the work ethic that I have.”

“The options came from my education.”

“If the job you're looking to get is something that you really want to do that you really like to do, it's a lot easier to see as something other than a job.”

“I don’t quit, I just don’t”

“Opportunities come from your educational base.”

“As a lawyer you are a hired gun. Our system is adversarial.”

“Your political views should have absolutely nothing to do with your judicial rulings. Whether you’re conservative or your’re liberal, you shouldnt be trying to create policy from the bench.”

“If you want to make law and create policy then you should be a legislator, you shouldn’t be a judge.”

“If you listen to the news, it’s demonizing your neighbor.”

“News today is so blended with opinion that no matter what, you’re gonna get the news with the opinion and with whatever slant that particular network wants its viewers to hear.”

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Judge Alex

Whistleblower

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