About me
Cynthia “Cindy” M. Guerra. Esq., the Director of Support Operations and Assistant General Counsel in the Law Offices of the Public Defender for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, has been a Florida attorney since 1991. Having initially worked as Assistant Public Defender after graduating from Nova Southeastern University Law School, she returned to the Public Defender’s office after 25 years. Now, Ms. Guerra supervises over 100 staff, leads the case management database team and oversees artificial intelligence (AI) & machine learning projects, negotiates agreements on several projects, and is responsible for the building renovations and for the future construction/expansion of our facilities. She has extensive administrative experience having served as Chief Operating Officer at the Palm Beach Clerk & Comptroller’s office for 8 years, overseeing a multi-million-dollar operation with over 450 employees. There she led the first team in the nation to use AI and robotics to automate court document processing. She also served as Florida Deputy Attorney General for 5 years.
