Miami-Dade Election: Incumbent Judge Scott Janowitz Faces Alicia Garcia Priovolos

Two candidates are running for Miami-Dade County Court, Group 42, in the Aug. 23 primary election: incumbent Judge Scott Janowitz, and Alicia Garcia Priovolos, an assistant state attorney at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. Here is why they say they are qualified to wear a black robe. Responses have been edited for news style and content.

Judge Scott Janowitz

Janowitz, an associate administrative judge, has sat in the Miami-Dade County Civil Court since May 2021.