Ed Artau

The Honorable Ed Artau

Adjunct Professor of Law

Email: eartau@stu.edu

Mail:

St. Thomas University College of Law
Faculty Suite (209)
16401 NW 37th Ave
Miami Gardens, FL 33054


Education:

B.S., Nova Southeastern University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center


The Honorable Ed Artau

Judge Ed Artau is an appellate judge on the Fourth District Court of Appeal. Prior to his appointment to the appellate court, Judge Artau served as a trial judge on the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. During his tenure as a trial judge, he presided over various divisions of the Circuit Court, including Civil, Civil Appeals, Juvenile, Dependency, Criminal Appeals, Family, and Probate.

Judge Artau earned a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1988, where he also served as a law review editor. He completed his undergraduate studies at Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated cum laude with a B.S. degree in 1985, and was later awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, for his commitment to public service, academia, and the law.

In addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor at St. Thomas University College of Law, Judge Artau serves as the Dean of the Advanced Judicial Studies College and on the faculty of the Florida Judicial College.

Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Artau served as General Counsel to the South Florida Water Management District, where he commenced his public service as a senior litigation attorney. Prior to this role, Judge Artau successfully managed his own law firm after having served in the litigation departments of the nationally renowned law firms of Proskauer Rose, L.L.P. and Hodgson Russ, L.L.P.

Judge Artau currently serves by appointment of the Florida Supreme Court on the Florida Court Education Council. Judge Artau has also previously served as the Internal Operating Procedures Chair and Parliamentarian of the Appellate Court Rules Committee, Vice Chair of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission, Chair of the Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, and Vice Chair of the Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee.