This installment of the Daily Business Review’s coverage of the August primary elections features a Q&A with incumbent Broward Circuit Court Judge Albert Kollra. He’s being challenged by Alan B. Schneider for a spot on the Circuit Court, Group 8. Schneider did not respond to requests for comment by deadline, but here’s what Kollra had to say about what qualifies him for the bench. Responses have been edited for style and content.

Judge Ernest Albert Kollra

Kollra has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1978 and was a partner at Ernest A. Kollra P.A., where he conducted hundreds of jury trials before being appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court. He is currently assigned to the Criminal Division.