Judge Susan Maulucci serves in the 12th Judicial Circuit’s Juvenile Division in Manatee County, overseeing delinquency, dependency, Independent Living, and crossover youth cases, many involving CSEC victims. Elected in 2014, she was a Family Court Magistrate from 2004–2014 and is a former mediator and Florida Bar committee member. She founded the Next Step program for foster youth and helped launch TYLA Court for trafficking survivors. A UF alum, she’s a wife, mother, grandmother, runner, traveler, and Tampa Bay Lightning fan.