J. Dudley Goodlette | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 76th district | |
In office January 1999 – January 2007 | |
Preceded by | Burt Saunders[1] |
Succeeded by | Garrett Richter[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Hazard, Kentucky, U.S. | May 18, 1948
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Barbara J. Hamilton |
Alma mater | West Point Military Academy Eastern Kentucky University (BS) University of Florida (JD) |
Profession | Attorney |
J. Dudley Goodlette (born May 18, 1948, in Hazard, Kentucky) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Following his departure from the Florida House of Representatives, Goodlette. served as the interim president of Edison Community College (now Edison State College) from 2011-12, and serves as Chairman of the Naples Ethics Commission. In 2019, Goodlette was appointed as Special master to hear and provide a recommendation on the proprietary of Governor Ron DeSantis's suspension of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Goodlette found the suspension improper and recommended reinstatement, but his recommendation was rejected by the Florida Senate.