Alex Ferrer facts for kids

Alejandro Enrique Ferrer (born October 18, 1960), often called Judge Alex, is an American TV personality, lawyer, and former judge. He was the judge on his own TV show, Judge Alex.

Early Life and Education

Alex Ferrer was born in Havana, Cuba in 1960. When he was just one year old, his family moved to the United States. He went to Rockway Junior High School.

While working as a police officer, Ferrer earned a college degree from Barry University. Later, he got his law degree (a J.D.) from the University of Miami. He was also part of the university's law review, where he published articles.

Career Highlights

At 19, Ferrer started his career as a police officer in Florida. After that, he became a lawyer in Miami. He worked on many different types of cases, like those about injuries or business disagreements.

Becoming a Judge

In 1995, Ferrer became a judge in Miami-Dade County. For ten years, he handled many criminal cases. He also served as a judge for appeals, reviewing decisions made by other courts.

From 1999 to 2001, he was chosen to represent judges on an important committee. He is a member of the Florida Bar, which means he is allowed to practice law in Florida. Ferrer has also taught law at Florida International University. He even taught other judges about how to work with the media.

Because his parents came from Cuba, Judge Ferrer speaks both English and Spanish very well.

Famous Cases

Judge Alex was the judge for the trials of some members of the Sun Gym gang. These trials were very important.

In 1998, he made decisions in the cases of Daniel Lugo and Adrian Doorbal. He also provided helpful information in 1999 for Marc Schiller, who was a victim of the Sun Gym gang. This was unusual for a sitting judge to do, but it helped Schiller.

Supreme Court Case

In 2005, a legal case involving Ferrer went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The case was called Preston v. Ferrer. It was about whether a judge or an arbitrator (someone who settles disagreements outside of court) should decide a specific contract issue. In 2008, the Supreme Court decided that an arbitrator should make that decision.

Television Appearances

Judge Alex was a popular reality court show that started on September 12, 2005. Judge Alex Ferrer was the main judge on the show, which ran for nine seasons.

Judge Alex has also appeared on other TV shows:

• He was on 1 vs. 100 in 2007.
• He appeared on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld and Verdict with Dan Abrams in 2007 and 2008.
• He was a captain on Trivial Pursuit: America Plays in 2008.
• He was a contestant on a special "Judges Week" episode of a game show.
• He appeared on America's Most Wanted in 2010.

He also worked as a legal expert for Fox News Channel. He gave his opinions during the Casey Anthony murder trial in 2011 and the George Zimmerman murder trial in 2013.

In 2018, Ferrer started hosting a true-crime TV show called Whistleblower on CBS.

Personal Life

Ferrer lives in the Miami area with his wife, Jane. They have two children and a dog named Eevee.