{"id":11869,"date":"2026-04-09T16:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/?page_id=11869"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:36:40","slug":"judge-catalina-avalos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/es\/judicial-members\/judge-catalina-avalos\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Catalina M. Avalos"},"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-Catalina-Avalos.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Judge Catalina Avalos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judge-Catalina-Avalos.jpg 252w, https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judge-Catalina-Avalos-10x12.jpg 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 Catalina Avalos<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\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<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Circuit Court Judge, 17th Jud. Circuit<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Broward County Courthouse<\/strong><br \/>\n201 SE 6th St<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-sm vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-success\" href=\"mailto:cavalos@17th.flcourts.org\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon\"><\/i> Email<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-sm vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-mulled-wine\" href=\"tel:+19548317835\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon\"><\/i> (954) 831-7835<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/catalina-avalos-80242312\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10300\" src=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-icon-2.png\" alt=\"linkedin-icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-icon-2.png 50w, https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-icon-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\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<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MAPA Y DIRECCIONES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\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<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3582.5204804642353!2d-80.1416802!3d26.114567399999995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x88d9005815fa8985%3A0xb4c7a5fcf0a08516!2sBroward%20County%20Clerk%20of%20Courts!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1775766557835!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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 Catalina Avalos<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div><span class=\"x_1829747525x_x_size\">Judge Catalina M. Avalos serves on the Broward County Court in Florida\u2019s Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Appointed to the bench in 2022, she is widely recognized as the first Colombian-born judge appointed in the State of Florida.<\/span><span class=\"x_1829747525x_x_size\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"x_1829747525x_x_size\">Before joining the judiciary, Judge Avalos built a distinguished legal career in South Florida, including years in private practice and leadership within the legal community. Her professional work reflects a longstanding commitment to public service and the fair administration of justice.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\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<h3>Educaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nova Southeastern University &#8211; Shepard Broad College of Law, 1996<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judge Catalina Avalos Circuit Court Judge, 17th Jud. 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