{"id":11164,"date":"2025-05-15T14:41:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/?page_id=11164"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:41:21","slug":"judge-jessica-m-marra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/es\/judicial-members\/judge-jessica-m-marra\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Jessica M. Marra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1618350251727\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judge-Jessica-M.-Marra.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Judge Jessica M. Marra\" title=\"Judge Jessica M. Marra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judge-Jessica-M.-Marra.png 252w, https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judge-Jessica-M.-Marra-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Judge Jessica M. Marra<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Judge Jessica M. Marra<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_left vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_black\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Honorable Jessica M. Marra took the bench as a Circuit Court Judge in 2023. She is a family court judge presiding over 1,000 family law cases of all types including paternity, domestic violence, and divorce. She is a Cuban-American South Florida native and a native Spanish speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to taking the bench, Judge Marra practiced right here in this building as a Partner at Kelley Kronenberg for close to 10 years, practicing in the area of General Liability handling matters of negligence, negligent security, and other State and Federal civil matters as well as workers compensation and administrative matters.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her role at Kelley Kronenberg, Judge Marra served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Broward County State Attorney\u2019s Office where she prosecuted serious cases of varying degree and tried numerous cases to verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Marra holds a law degree from Nova Southeastern University where she graduated cum laude, was elected president of the Student Bar Association and was a member of the Nova Trial Association along with numerous other student body organizations. She has been admitted to practice in the United States District Court- Middle District of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>She was previously an executive board member and director of the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association and is currently one of the judicial liaisons for the organization. She has also previously served as a board member of the Broward County Bar Association and the West sub-section of the Broward County Bar Association. Judge Marra has been recognized as a Hispanic Woman of Distinction, a Girl Scouts Lead the Way Honoree, and received numerous awards for her legal work and professionalism including \u201cBest Lawyers: One to Watch\u201d 2021, Broward County Bar Association\u2019s \u201c40 under 40\u201d 2021, Business Edition of Best Lawyers, \u201cWomen in the Law\u201d, South Florida Business &amp; Wealth \u201cUp &amp; Comer\u201d, and one of Fort Lauderdale Illustrated 2022 Top Lawyers in Broward County, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Marra also serves in one of her proudest roles, as a \u201cHeart Mom\u201d to her 7 year old Heart Warrior daughter, Charlotte, who after resiliently undergoing years of treatment and three open-heart surgeries despite having other neurological challenges, perseveres to this day, giving Judge Marra all of the strength and empathy she has and uses while on the bench. Charlotte and Judge Marra\u2019s husband, Marc, are what give her the ability and the strength to serve in this role.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judge Jessica M. Marra Judge Jessica M. Marra The Honorable Jessica M. 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