Gov. DeSantis appoints 2 new judges to Volusia County court bench

Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday announced two new Volusia County court judges.

DeSantis appointed Joseph LeDonne, of Port Orange, to fill the seat vacated when Volusia County Judge Judith Campbell retired, according to a press release from the governor's office.

LeDonne has served as an assistant state attorney for the 7^th Circuit State Attorney's Office since 2015. Previously, he was a senior attorney for the Florida Department of Children and Families.

DeSantis appointed Katherine Miller, of Daytona Beach, to the Volusia County court seat which was vacated when Judge Belle Schumann retired.

Miller has worked as an attorney for Wright & Casey, P.A., since 2016 and was previously a partner at Cobb & Cole, P.A.

Miller is married to Volusia County Judge A. Christian Miller, who was appointed to the bench in 2018 by then-Gov. Rick Scott.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: 2 new judges appointed to Volusia County court bench