Jamaican American attorney-at-law Tamar Hamilton has her eyes firmly mounted on changing into a choose. She is searching a seat on the bench within the ultimate of the Broward County election to be held August 10-20, 2024.
Hamilton says her resolution to run stems from her ardour for service and her perception in equity and justice for all. “Changing into a choose was impressed by my neighborhood engagement and authorized expertise that ready me for the position. I consider in honest and equitable therapy for all and that’s not what I’ve seen in my observe within the courts.”
“I need to be a voice of equity and impartiality; somebody who will give everybody the chance to be heard as is afforded beneath the structure of the USA of America,” stated Hamilton who was born in St Elizabeth and relocated to Kingston at age six.
She bemoans the shortage of minority illustration within the authorized subject and wider company America.
“Though we’ve seen efforts via training and coaching, there may be nonetheless concern concerning the poor illustration of minorities within the authorized and company atmosphere. Whenever you have a look at the court docket system you see that there’s nonetheless want for change. Broward County may be very numerous with folks from all around the world, but the illustration is so restricted.
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“On taking workplace my early priorities will embody bringing visibility and consciousness of the justice system to minorities. In my observe, I’ve discovered that the typical individual has very restricted information of the very system that they should make the most of to guard their rights,” she stated.
Hamilton attended Fixed Spring All-Age and later Kingston Technical Excessive Faculty. She remembers her faculty days as being robust.
“The wrestle was actual and I bear in mind going to highschool many days with out lunch, hoping that mommy would get a day job so I may look ahead to dinner. On many events mommy needed to wait to gather her pay. In consequence, I needed to keep dwelling from faculty extra typically than I ought to.
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Via all of it she persevered.
Hamilton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Research Arts and Humanities from Florida Atlantic College, in Boca Raton, Florida, with emphasis within the areas of communication and writing.
She later obtained her Juris Doctorate diploma with honors from St Thomas University School of Law in Miami Gardens, Florida, the place she now serves as an adjunct legislation professor.
Together with her want to influence as many lives as attainable with the information and experiences she had gained, she returned to Jamaica, and achieved the Authorized Certificates (legislation faculty diploma) on the Norman Manley Legislation Faculty, permitting her to observe legislation in 21 Japanese Caribbean islands.
Tamar Hamilton is the Founder and Lead Lawyer of the Legislation Workplace of Tamar N. Hamilton, P.A., the place she brings Expertise in Property Legislation, Contract Legislation, Wills, Trusts, and Probate. Her in depth expertise consists of managing massive caseloads involving a number of events, showcasing her capacity to deal with complicated authorized issues effectively and successfully. Tamar’s robust listening abilities make sure that everybody has a possibility to be heard, a high quality she is raring to convey to the bench.
Her Dedication to Justice is obvious not solely in her observe but in addition in her scholarly work. Her analysis, ‘Overview of the Florida State College’s Well being Care Entry Undertaking,’ printed within the Florida Public Curiosity Journal in 2013, underscores her dedication to creating authorized programs extra accessible to the general public.
In her position as an adjunct Professor at St. Thomas College Faculty of Legislation, Hamilton demonstrates Confirmed Management. She not solely educates but in addition mentors her college students, sustaining an open-door coverage to assist them achieve the expertise they should fulfill their goals and destinies.
Hamilton says she adheres to the very best moral requirements, making certain that every resolution is neutral, honest, and rooted in legislation. This dedication to integrity is a core worth she says she goals to convey to her position as a choose.
Hamilton can be an lively member of her neighborhood she is a member of the Common Authorized Council of Jamaica, the Florida Bar, and a number of native bar associations. She can be deeply concerned in her church and neighborhood, embodying the values and ethics she goals to convey to her position as a choose. Tamar is fortunately married to Gregory, and they’re blessed with two great kids, Shaneil and Gregory II. In her free time, she enjoys being along with her household and associates, additional emphasizing her community-centric method
