Peggy Quince

Who is Peggy Quince?

Peggy Ann Quince is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, having previously served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2008 until June 30, 2010. Quince was the second African American and third woman to serve as Chief Justice. She had been a Justice on the Court since 1999, and was the first African-American woman to sit on the state's highest Court and the third female Justice. From 1993 to 1997 she served as a judge on Florida's Second District Court of Appeal. On July 1, 2008, Quince assumed the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, the first African-American woman to head any branch of Florida government.