Monique Worrell is a trailblazer and relentless advocate for criminal justice reform in Florida with a profound passion for equity and justice for all. When she first started her career as a public defender in Orange County, she witnessed firsthand the injustices plaguing our criminal legal system which drove her to build a career around righting those wrongs. One of her proudest accomplishments was her founding of the 9th Judicial Circuit’s State Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, where she led investigations into claims of wrongful conviction, exposing the flaws and biases entrenched within our legal framework.
Before she was elected, she also taught as a clinical law professor at her alma mater, the University of Florida, which allowed her to guide and empower young future attorneys through innovative programs like “Your Future, Your Choice.” Monique was a founding director of the University’s Criminal Justice Center and developed a rigorous program that has produced numerous criminal law practitioners across the state of Florida. She also previously served as Chief Legal Officer for a non-profit organization focused on criminal justice reform.