Peggy Quince
Peggy A. Quince | |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | R. Fred Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Charles T. Canady |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office January 5, 1999 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ben F. Overton |
| Succeeded by | Carlos G. Muñiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1948 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Website | Official Site |
Peggy Ann Quince (born January 3, 1948) is a former 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 of 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 for two years, the first African-American woman to head any branch of Florida government.