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Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County Court Judge, Group 3

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Timi Tucker won the seat

DECIDED August 18: Timi Tucker won the countywide judicial race outright with 68.3 percent (72,424 votes) over Rodney Edwards, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner
Timi Tucker

Timi Tucker

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Apply the law as written rather than create policy from the bench
  • Would recuse from any case in which she could not be fair and impartial

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Tucker has more than 30 years of legal experience in government and private practice, including work at the Kentucky Court of Appeals, SunTrust Bank, the Office of the Public Defender, and the Department of Children and Families, per the campaign site. Tucker founded a Brevard County law firm in 2004, has tried more than 25 jury trials in the county, and served as president of the Brevard County Bar Association in 2011, per the campaign site.

Campaign finance

$51,950 raised · county campaign-finance filings

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Also ran in the primary

Rodney Antonio Edwards

Nonpartisan

Biography

Rodney Antonio Edwards is an assistant city attorney for the City of Palm Bay, where he has worked on city, county, and local government law since January 2017, per the Martindale-Hubbell attorney directory. He earned a Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law in 2009 and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix, and has practiced law since his 2010 admission to the Florida Bar, per Martindale-Hubbell. He previously worked at the Law Offices of Mueller and Sommerville, P.A., per the ClickOrlando 2026 Voter's Guide. Rodney Antonio Edwards was on the August 18, 2026 ballot for Brevard County Court Judge, Group 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Rodney Antonio Edwards.

Campaign finance

$8,826 raised · county campaign-finance filings

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Brevard County Court Judge, Group 3 in 2026?

The Brevard County Court Judge, Group 3 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Timi Tucker won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Rodney Antonio Edwards and Timi Tucker. Candidate information follows official Brevard County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Brevard County Court Judge, Group 3 election in Florida?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Florida are on the Florida election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Brevard County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Timi Tucker, full profileRodney Antonio Edwards, full profileOfficial Florida election office