Victoria Sigler

Victoria S. Sigler is a judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. She was the first openly gay circuit judge in Florida.

Early life and education

Sigler was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1951. When Sigler was seven years old, her family moved to the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, California. She attended Colorado State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts, both in political science. Sigler then attended Nova University and earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1980.

Judicial service

On January 4, 1994 Judge Sigler became the first out County Court Judge, having successfully run for the position. On January 26, 2000, Florida Governor Jeb Bush announced his appointment of Sigler to the Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County.