Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed St. Johns County Judge Lauren Blocker to serve as judge on the 7th Judicial Circuit Court, succeeding Judge Matthew Foxman, who resigned in November 2024 for health reasons.
DeSantis appointed Blocker to the St. Johns County Court in 2021. She had been corporate counsel for Fidelity Information Services LLC.
She received a bachelor’s from the University of Florida and her J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law.
The 7th Judicial Circuit comprises Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties.