Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mark Blumstein will take on challenger Ariel Rodriguez, a trial attorney at the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Miami, in the primary elections on Aug. 23. Here’s what the two Group 34 candidates said qualified them to don the black robe. Responses have been edited for style and content.

Mark Blumstein

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mark Blumstein has served on the bench since voters elected him in November 2016.