Schnelle Tonge
Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026Top priorities
- Integrity, compassion, and sound judgment on the bench
- Experience with competency and mental health cases
- Community engagement through schools and bar associations
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Tonge has worked for nearly two decades as an assistant public defender in Florida's 15th Judicial Circuit, currently serving as chief of the Client Services and Felony Mental Health Division, per the campaign site. In that role she oversees cases involving competency and mental health issues and leads teams connecting people with community resources, per the campaign site. The Judicial Nominating Commission has recommended her for judicial appointment nine times, per the campaign site.
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