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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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KOBEL, ELIZABETH V KFC CORPORATION

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FAWCETT, ALAN V BROWN, REGINA

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S AND J CRAZY LIZARDS ENTERTAINMENT LLC V ED PUBLICATIONS INC

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RANGLIN, RICARDO V FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY

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MILLER, JUNE V UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

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BITTY ADVANCE 2 LLC V BG LOGISTICS INC

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M4 BOCA LLC V O'DONNELL DANNWOLF AND PARTNERS ARCHITECTS INC

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ISLAM, SHAHIDA V CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION

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RODRIGUEZ, YUNIESKY V CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION

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RICHWAGEN, BERTHA M V CHANIN, RICHARD H

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FLORIDA CUTTINGS INC V WASTE PRO OF FLORIDA INC

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PISANI, PASQUALE V FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY INC FINRA

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LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC V FLAGLER, PRISCILLA

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PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES LLC V NGUYEN, DUC T

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SL BOUTWELL BUSINESS CENTER LLC V BIVONA AND COMPANY LLC

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COLLINS, JOHN V STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

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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 B.S., University of the West Indies - 1978 M.S., University of Miami - 1987 J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - 2004	B.S., University of the West Indies - 1978 M.S., University of Miami - 1987 J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - 2004

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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
Founding Partner	Law Offices of Cheesman & Varner, P.A.	Palm Beach County, Florida
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