Judge Michael Raiden

EDUCATIONN	College Polk Community College 1971-1973 B.A. Degree Florida State University 1975 J.D. Degree Harvard Law School 1978
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE	Polk County Judge, Appointed February 7, 1994 Elected to a full term 1994 Small Claims Division, Feb - Sept 1994 Criminal Division Sept1994 - Present Administrative County Judge, 1996-7 Teacher Advanced Judicial College "Religion In The Courts" 1997 Teacher Conference of Circuit Judges "Religion In The Courts" 1997
LEGAL EXPERIENCE	Assistant Public Defender: 10th Judicial Circuit (1978-1985) Senior Staff Attorney , 2nd District Court of Appeal (1985-1994)