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New Broward attorney has distinguished career with county. Here’s what to know

By Reporting by Olivia Lloyd. Produced with AI assistance
Current Deputy County Attorney Annika E. Ashton will be the next Broward County Attorney when her predecessor retires in September.
Current Deputy County Attorney Annika E. Ashton will be the next Broward County Attorney when her predecessor retires in September. Broward County Attorney’s Office

Broward County commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Annika E. Ashton, a Coral Springs resident, as the next county attorney.

Ashton, currently the deputy county attorney, will replace retiring county attorney Andrew Meyers starting Sept. 10.

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Here are key takeaways:

  • Ashton has worked for Broward County since 2014, starting as an assistant county attorney. She rose to senior assistant county attorney before becoming deputy county attorney in 2019.
  • She graduated from Princeton University and Columbia Law School. She also clerked for the Hon. Adalberto Jordan on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
  • Ashton’s county work has included litigating federal court cases, drafting ordinances and contributing to the $1 billion expansion of the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.
  • “I’m very excited to work with a really great office of people and have the support of the Broward County Commission,” Ashton told the Miramar News.
  • County Commissioner Nan Rich called Ashton “the most qualified person to lead the County Attorney’s Office,” noting the county attorney position is one of only three the board is responsible for appointing.
  • Before moving to Coral Springs, Ashton lived in the North Lauderdale and Margate area, where she attended Silver Lakes Middle and Boyd H. Anderson High School.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.

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