Defense attorney Olanike “Nike” Adebayo and commercial litigator Joseph “Joe” Perkins are both vying for Miami-Dade Circuit Judge, Group 55. Here’s why they say they should get a vote. Responses have been edited for style and content.


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Olanike Adebayo

Adebayo is assistant regional counsel in the dependency division of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel in Miami, which handles cases that public defenders can’t take for legal reasons. She’s also a former prosecutor at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.