Justice Quince Receives National Recognition
Justice Peggy A. Quince
First Black woman on Florida's Supreme Court honored as pioneer
Justice Peggy A. Quince
On August 6, 2006, Peggy Quince was recognized as a pioneering woman in the law by the American Bar Association at its annual conference. Presentation of the Margaret Brent Award is an honor rarely bestowed on a woman of color.
Justice Quince is the first Black woman appointed to the Florida Supreme Court and only the third woman to sit. She has the distinction of having been appointed jointly by then-Governor Lawton Chiles and Governor-Elect Jeb Bush.
A graduate of Howard University-where she was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's Alpha Chapter and Catholic University's law school, Justice Quince has served on the Florida Supreme Court since 1999. The Norfolk, VA native began her legal career in Washington, DC in 1977. She previously practiced general civil law and worked as an assistant attorney general in Florida.