Monica Gordo knew she wanted to be a lawyer since she was a little girl but she wasn't "bitten by the trial bug" until she interned in the state attorney's office. She discovered she wanted to be a judge after prosecuting the case of a girl killed by gunfire as she played in her front yard. Gordo credits her parents for instilling in her a desire to "find something I had a passion for."
October 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Monica Gordo knew she wanted to be a lawyer since she was a little girl. She discovered she wanted to be a judge after prosecuting the case of another little girl, killed by an AK-47 round as she played in the front yard of her Miami neighborhood Liberty City home.
Sherdavia Jenkins died in her mother’s arms. She was 9 years old.
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