Judge Maxine D. Cheesman: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Department Civil - AJ, Courtroom 11D

Florida Bar #: 11787 (May 5, 2005)

Biography

Hon. Maxine D. Cheesman is a judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Palm Beach County. She was elected to the bench in 2018.

During her judicial tenure, Cheesman has held assignments in the Circuit Civil, Family and Probate Divisions.

She received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of West Indies (1978) and an M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Miami (1987). Cheesman then worked for fifteen years as a scientist and director with the South Florida Water Management District and twelve years as a chemist and hydrogeologist with the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management before completing a J.D. at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, in 2004.

Over the course of her legal career, she served as a founding partner at the Law Offices of Cheesman & Varner, P.A. and managed her own private solo practice. During her tenure in private practice, Cheesman specialized in real property, fair housing, bankruptcy, foreclosure, probate, employment, family, construction, and contract law.

She was born and raised in Jamaica and moved to Florida with her family after graduating from college.

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WAEEN, SHAHMALINI V LAMBERT, SMIRAH SHAWNE

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ARGO, KENNEDI V PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST SERIES 2022-1 V MACE, MICHAEL R

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MADGE DOWNES VS JAYSON DO VALE

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GIBBONS, ERNEST V CENTER FOR BONE & JOINT SURGERY OF THE PALM BEACHES PA

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NEWREZ LLC V CARRIE MCDONALD AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RYAN MICHAEL MCDONALD

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ABDIN, AMMAR V KIN INTERINSURANCE NETWORK

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION V UNKNOWN TRUSTEE OF THE JOEL BRUSSO AND ELEANOR H BRUSSO JOINT LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 22,2011

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ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC V UNKNOWN HEIRS BENEFICIARIES DEVISEES ASSIGNEES LIENORS CREDITORS TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF THOMAS E MORAN

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DORZEMA, SOUMARA V GUIRAND, JULES K

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LEFEBVRE, ROBIN V PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

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REGA, MONICA V PINES OF DELRAY NORTH ASSOCIATION INC

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JEAN, GERALD V GOLDSTEIN, MARK

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CORTEZ, WAGNER V MYERS, YOLANDA

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OLIVEIRA, BERNADETTE V VIA MIZNER OWNER III LLC

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WATSON, DESTINY V O.P.H. SOUTH FLORIDA INC

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YACOB LLC V DRUCKER, DAVID

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KUTLOVA, IVA ZHIVKOVA V NEW MOTOR CARS OF PALM BEACH LLC

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About

Maxine D. Cheesman
Current Appointment 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Department Civil - AJ, Courtroom 11D	15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Department Civil - AJ, Courtroom 11D
Election/Appointment 2018 - 15th Judicial Circuit Court	2018 - 15th Judicial Circuit Court
Education J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - 2004 M.S., University of Miami - 1987 B.S., University of the West Indies - 1978	J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - 2004 M.S., University of Miami - 1987 B.S., University of the West Indies - 1978

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Current Court:	FL - 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Clerk phone:	+1 (561) 355-7552

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Sole Practitioner	Law Office of Maxine D. Cheesman, P.A.	Palm Beach County, Florida
Judge	15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida	Palm Beach County, Florida
Founding Partner	Law Offices of Cheesman & Varner, P.A.	Palm Beach County, Florida