DeSantis appoints Pinellas judge
August 20, 2020 - Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Brett Szematowicz to the Pinellas County Court. Szematowicz, of St. Petersburg, has been a founding partner of Greater Tampa Law P.L. since 2013. He previously served as an assistant state attorney for the Sixth Circuit. He received his bachelor’s degree from the American University and his law degree from South Texas College of Law. Szematowicz fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Myriam Irizarry and is the governor’s 100th judicial appointee, a news release said.