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Darren D. Farfante was appointed to the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Tampa, Fla., by Gov. Rick Scott on June 5, 2017. He was born the youngest of three siblings to parents whose rich roots dated back in Tampa history to the early 1900s. His great-grandparents emigrated from Spain to Tampa more than 100 years ago and raised their families in Ybor City and West Tampa. His family worked in labor positions in cigar factories or businesses that supported that industry.
Judge Farfante's upbringing and education have instilled in him a deep sense of achieving a meaningful life of leadership and service. He attended Sacred Heart Academy through eighth grade and then attended Jesuit High School, a well-known all-boys Catholic high school. It was at Jesuit that Judge Farfante met his high school sweetheart, now wife, Evelyn, and asked her to Jesuit's homecoming his senior year as their first date.
Always a Gator fan growing up, Judge Farfante followed in the footsteps of his father, older brother and sister and attended the University of Florida for undergraduate studies, obtaining his B.S. in accounting in 1993. He then pursued a dual postgraduate degree, obtaining his Masters in accounting and J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1996. Not satisfied with this achievement, Judge Farfante pursued an LL.M. in taxation, also from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and graduated in 1997.
Judge Farfante and his wife then embarked upon a new adventure, moving to Washington D.C., where he began his legal career as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division in the Civil Trial Section. He was selected through the Attorney General's Honor Program, which hires recent law school graduates completing judicial clerkships or graduate law programs who have demonstrated a commitment...