Judge Yery Marrero: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Hon. Yery Marrero is a judge for the11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Miami-Dade County. She was elected to the bench in 2018.

Marrero has held an assignment in the Unified Children's Court Division.

She received a bachelor's degree from Florida State University. Marrero went on to complete a J.D. at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.

She began her legal career as an assistant public defender with the Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office in 1989.

Then, in 1998, Marrero entered into solo practice. She managed her law practice until 2000 when she became a co-founder of Marrero Bozorgi, PL, where she practiced criminal defense with an emphasis on white-collar crimes, murder, capital cases, drug cases, subpoena and grand jury representation, and criminal investigations. Marrero remained with the firm until her election to the bench. In addition to her law practice, she served as a traffic court magistrate in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit (1998 to 2001).

Her memberships have included the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Miami Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Women White Collar Defense Association, the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, the Dade County Bar Association, the Cuban Bar Association, the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami, the American Inns of Court, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, and The Florida Bar.

Marrero was born in Bayamo, Cuba, where her grandfather served as mayor. Her family fled Cuba when she was three years old.