Michael Joseph Scionti

October 2, 1968

Tampa, Florida, United States

Judge Scionti serves as a Circuit Court Judge with the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida presiding over Veterans Treatment Court and other drug and mental health problem-solving courts. As a veteran, Judge Scionti brings his own military service and experience to the bench helping veterans suffering from military service-related mental health and substance use disorders, while ensuring the fair and impartial administration of justice. Prior to his judicial service, Judge Scionti served as a Senior Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State overseeing rule of law advancements and counter-terrorism prosecutions in Kabul, Afghanistan. Judge Scionti also served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary with the U.S. Department of Defense overseeing legislative affairs for intergovernmental and homeland defense policy in Washington, DC. In addition to his federal service, Judge Scionti served as an Assistant State Attorney and Assistant Statewide Prosecutor with the State of Florida working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies prosecuting violent felony offenders, white-collar corruption, and organized crime. Judge Scionti also serves as a Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, having received his direct commission in 2000, and is a graduate of the Army’s Military Justice Basic and Advanced School, the Army's Military Intelligence Basic and Advanced School, and the Army’s Command and General Staff College. Judge Scionti currently serves as the Commander of the 8th Legal Operations Detachment with the U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command. Judge Scionti has served multiple overseas tours of duty both as a Military Magistrate in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and as a Legal Advisor in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Military Magistrate, Judge Scionti most notably presided over military-commissioned tribunals of suspected enemy prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, and international terrorists.

Michael Joseph Scionti

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Circuit Court Judge

Background

Michael Joseph Scionti was born on October 2, 1968, in Tampa, Florida, United States.

Education

Florida State University, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, 1990

South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996

U.S. Army Military Justice School, Graduate 2000

U.S. Army Military Intelligence School, Graduate, 2007

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Graduate, 2011

Career

Judge Scionti serves as a Circuit Court Judge with the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida presiding over Veterans Treatment Court and other drug and mental health problem-solving courts. As a veteran, Judge Scionti brings his own military service and experience to the bench helping veterans suffering from military service-related mental health and substance use disorders, while ensuring the fair and impartial administration of justice.

Prior to his judicial service, Judge Scionti served as a Senior Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State overseeing rule of law advancements and counter-terrorism prosecutions in Kabul, Afghanistan. Judge Scionti also served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary with the U.S. Department of Defense overseeing legislative affairs for intergovernmental and homeland defense policy in Washington, DC. In addition to his federal service, Judge Scionti served as an Assistant State Attorney and Assistant Statewide Prosecutor with the State of Florida working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies prosecuting violent felony offenders, white-collar corruption, and organized crime.

Judge Scionti also serves as a Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, having received his direct commission in 2000, and is a graduate of the Army’s Military Justice Basic and Advanced School, the Army's Military Intelligence Basic and Advanced School, and the Army’s Command and General Staff College. Judge Scionti currently serves as the Commander of the 8th Legal Operations Detachment with the U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command. Judge Scionti has served multiple overseas tours of duty both as a Military Magistrate in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and as a Legal Advisor in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Military Magistrate, Judge Scionti most notably presided over military-commissioned tribunals of suspected enemy prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, and international terrorists.

Membership

Judge Scionti is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans

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