JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ Miami-Dade Community College, A.A., North Campus 72 U.C.F B.A., Communications 74 Florida State University, College of Law, J.D.

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1 JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ Miami-Dade Community College, A.A., North Campus 72 U.C.F B.A., Communications 74 Florida State University, College of Law, J.D. 77 PERSONAL He was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba and came to the United States at the age of 9. He received his elementary, middle and high school education through the public school system of Miami-Dade County, Florida graduating from Miami Senior High School in He married his college (FTU/UCF) sweetheart, attorney Ana Tangel-Rodriguez (FSU Law 78) and they have two grown children. EDUCATIONAL He graduated from Miami Senior High School in In 1972, just one year after graduating from high school, he received an Associate of Arts degree cum laude from Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus. A Bachelor of Arts degree was awarded cum laude from the University of Central Florida in 1974 (back then Florida Technological University). He attended the Florida State University College of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP Jose R. Rodriguez has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida, has been a faculty member of the Florida Judicial College, the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies (serving as part of the team teaching the Juvenile Track - May of 2005 and June of 2012) and lecturer at the Circuit and County Judges educational conferences. He serves as the Juvenile Education Track-Lead for the Florida Conference of Circuit Judge which plans and produces the future educational curriculum to be delivered for Continuing Judicial Education credit. He was invited to present as a faculty member of the Dealing with Differences diversity workshop of Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies in May of He has been certified as a judicial instructor since He served frequently as a panelist at the Juvenile & Family Drug Court National Training Conference of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. He has also been a lecturer for the Inside the Courts community outreach information series sponsored by the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida. He was appointed in 2004 by Chief Justice Barbara Pariente to serve a two-year term on the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Drug Courts charged with the responsibility to increase the use of the Drug Court model of handling substance abuse cases throughout the family/dependency and juvenile divisions. He was reappointed for two more years until the Drug Court Task Force s work was completed. Rodriguez participated by invitation in a Drug Court Workshop designed to write manuals for the utilization of Mentor Drug Courts. He has participated in a Drug Treatment Court cultural competence curriculum design and faculty training workshop. He has been recognized and honored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity as a 2005 Martin Luther King Drum Major Civic Affairs Award recipient. (January 2005).

2 He is on the Advisory Board of Barry University Law School and served as past Chair of the Hispanic Initiative of the Sociedad Americana del Cancer, a national pilot program to provide education, prevention, and access to cancer related services to Hispanics in Central Florida. Judge Rodriguez serves as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Dean of the College of Health and Public Affairs of the University of Central Florida. He was featured as a continuing legal education lecturer on legal ethics at the Regional Mock Trial Competition host by the University of Central in Judge Rodriguez is a member of the University of Central Florida s Board of Visitors of the Nicholson School of Communication reflecting his interest in the media and the law something that carries over from his undergraduate days. He is a founding member of the UCF Legal Knights (and Friends) Alumni Association. Rodriguez participated as a panelist for the University of Maryland s Casey School of Journalism s National Conference held in March of 2003 by on the topic of Reporting on Youth and Crime. In May of 2003 produced and lead a Plenary Session Discussion at the National Training Conference of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals on how Public Housing and Drug Treatment Courts can partner to increase the permanency of recovery from drugs by providing a stable environment for recovering addicts. In October of 2003 Rodriguez served as a Panelist at the Combating Substance in the 21 st Century: Positioning the Nation for Progress national conference held in New York City of the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). In October of 2004, the Juvenile Re-entry Drug Court he pioneered was heralded by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) as an innovative approach in the use of the Drug Court model to combat juvenile substance abuse in a five-year study on juvenile substance abuse and the justice system. This approach seeks to address the needs of high-risk youth returning to the community from Department of Juvenile Justice residential commitment programs. It was the only program of its type in Florida. The early work and efforts of the Orlando Juvenile Delinquency Drug Court have recently were documented and praised in a three-year national study published by Urban Institute on past research conducted on juvenile drug courts and the need to continue to improve methods to determine the effectiveness of the juvenile drug court model. Juvenile Drug Courts and Juvenile Substance Abuse, edited by Jeffrey A. Butts and John Roman, Urban Institute Press, Washington, D.C. (2004). In 2004 and 2005, Rodriguez participated as a speaker on drugs, substance abuse, and prevention at parent/student gatherings sponsored by the Orange County Coalition for a Drug Free Community at Apopka High School (English), West Orange High School (English), Colonial High School (Spanish). The judge is a founding member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida. In March of 2006, he participated Orange County s Town Hall on Underage Drinking which included federal, state, and local experts on issues regarding youth, consequences, and the consumption of alcoholic beverages and drugs. The Town Hall was televised live and has been recently re-aired locally on Orange TV.

3 On April 1, 2006 Rodriguez conducted a two-hour workshop for University of Central Florida students on the laws and rules that govern the conduct of the media in the courts titled: Access to Courts by the Media. He served on the National Advisory Commission on Substance Abuse Treatment of the Center on Alcohol and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA). He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at local, statewide, and national educational conferences. COMMUNITY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 2005 Recipient, Don Quixote Award of Excellence, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, (December 5, 2005) 2005 Recognized by Ahora magazine as one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in Central Florida Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity - Martin Luther King Drum Major Civic Affairs Award recipient Award of Appreciation Criminal Justice Office - Catholic Diocese of Orlando For the production of a film detailing the Juvenile Justice System 2002 Outstanding Community Service Award Hispanic Bar Association Joint Recipient (with wife Ana) Member Board of Trustees WMFE Public Broadcast Stations Founding member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida Former Chairman American Cancer Society Hispanic Development Initiative Additional Updates Member, Board of Advisors, UCF College of Health and Public Administration Member, Board of Visitors, UCF Nicholson School of Communication UCF College of Health and Public Administration, Dean Search Committee 2007 National Association of Drug Court Professionals, past member Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals, Board of Directors, past Member-at-large. Standing Committee on Treatment Fidelity and Accountability, and Training Committee Juror, Documentary Short Subjects, Orlando Hispanic Film Festival, 2007 & 2008.

4 Lectures, Films and Articles (most recent, since 2007) How do you Politely Disagree with a Judge? An original short film designed to assist in the discussion of courtroom decorum and professionalism. Judge Jose R. Rodriguez, Producer, writer, editor, director. (2008) Back Page (cover) Dealing with Diversity in the Courts, Ahora Magazine, Fall /Winter 2007 (article was originally written in both Spanish and English). Hispanic Bar Association, Path to the Bench Seminar, The Application Process and The Interview Process, Lecturer, October Protecting Your Scholarship, Lecture to high school assembly on laws that may require the forfeiture of college scholarships or grants-in-aid, April Dealing with Differences, Part of a team of Lecturers selected to deliver 1½-day of training on dealing with cultural differences and strengths of litigants in the courtroom. Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, June Problem Solving Courts, Panelist (Juvenile Drug Court Specialist), Plenary Session of the state-wide Conference of Circuit Court Judges, July The Importance of Parental Involvement in the Drug Court Model, Lecturer, Florida State-wide Drug Court Conference, Addictions, Street Drugs & Drug Courts, First Statewide Distance Learning Webcast on Drug Courts, September 4, Addictions, Street Drugs & Drug Courts, Florida Statewide Staff Attorneys Conference, October 24, How to Succeed in Civil without Really Trying, Orange County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, October, 2009 (practical seminar for practicing attorneys). Admission to the Bar, Florida Statewide Staff Attorneys Conference, October 24, (1 hour presentation) Admission to the Bar, Barry University Law School Workshop for lawyers and Judges, Principal Lecturer and Curriculum Coordinator, September 18, (3 hour presentation) Admission to the Bar, Florida State University, College of Law, College of Law Alumni Association and The Tallahassee Bar Association, Homecoming

5 Workshop on legal ethics for lawyers and Judges, Principal Lecturer and Curriculum Coordinator, November 14, (3 hour presentation) How to Succeed in Civil without Really Trying, 2010 Update. Orange County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, October 7, (practical seminar for practicing attorneys). At the Crossroads of Medicine and the Law, Florida State University, College of Law Alumni Association and The Tallahassee Bar Association, 2010 FSU Ethics Homecoming Workshop for doctors, lawyers and judges, Principal Lecturer and Curriculum Designer and Coordinator, November 5, GAGGING THE BENCH AND BAR: Attorney and Judicial Speech. or What Happened to My Right to Freedom of Expression? Florida State University, College of Law Alumni Association and The Tallahassee Bar Association, Principal Lecturer and Curriculum Designer and Coordinator, 2011 FSU Ethics Homecoming Workshop ethics for lawyers and Judges, November 18, Juvenile Delinquency, Orange County Bar Association Leadership Seminar for community leaders on the justice system, Presenter, February Child Sexual Abuse Two-day Seminar, Advanced College of Judicial Studies, Judicial Faculty Team member, (presented on the law pertaining to Expert Witnesses, How to Qualify Child Witnesses and Judicial Compassion Fatigue.) May Advanced College of Judicial Studies, 2013 Curriculum Planning Conference, Unified Family Court Juvenile Delinquency/Dependency, September 26, Examining Corporate Legal Departments -- The Evolution, Ethics, and Influence of Corporate Counsel on Legal Services, Corporate Governance, and Legislative, Regulatory, and Litigation Arenas, Continuing Education Coordinator, Florida State University, College of Law Alumni Association and The Tallahassee Bar Association, 2012 FSU Homecoming Seminar, October 26, 2012