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About your Diamond
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FAMILY HISTORY: Native Floridian, raised on the Treasure Coast. Attended St. Anastasia and John Carroll High School
in Fort Pierce. Treasure Coast resident for 45 years, Married to Tom Walsh; one twelve year old son, Blaze Jordan Walsh.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Indian River Community College, St. Mary’s College at Notre Dame and Graduated from
Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida in 1978. Taught Algebra at John Carroll
High School and graduated from Nova Law School in Ft. Lauderdale in 1981. AFTER LAW SCHOOL: Assistant State Attorney in the 19th Circuit for Bob Stone
and then for State Attorney, Bruce Colton, from 1981 to 1987. After serving the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for six years as a prosecutor, Diamond opened the only
“all female” law firm in the Circuit. She maintained this successful
practice, handling primarily family and criminal law cases, for six years. She
is a certified Family Law Mediator and County Court Mediator.
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1) Collected Public Defender Fees and helped write
the legislation to assist the Courts in
levying and collecting Public Defender fees. Ms. Litty’s Office
has collected over four million dollars since elected.
This money is returned to the counties in her circuit and the state to help defray the costs of the Criminal Justice
System. 2) Perfect State Audits conducted by the State Auditor General’s
Office since elected. 3)
Received the Davis Productivity Award, one of the most prestigious awards earned by a Public Official,
three times. 4) Initiated the Investigator Intern Program which
has been adopted by Indian River Community College as a college credit class. The
program utilizes volunteers to help with client interviews and investigations. The
Program has received, along with the Davis Productivity Award, the JC Penney
Golden Rule Award. 5) Created and developed Client Services Program -
Developed this program to assist misdemeanor & juvenile clients identified with mental illness or retardation with individualized
rehabilitation plans for sentencing. 6)
Created & developed the Ex-offender Re-entry Program - The program is a collaborative effort between
the Public Defender’s Office and local law enforcement to help reduce recidivism by assisting clients with jobs and
skills in preparation for their release from county jail. 7)
Mental Health Court - Initiated this specialized court to help clients charged with minor offenses
who are identified with mental health illness. 8) Volunteer Intern Unit - This program utilizes volunteers
in all facets of the Public Defender’s Office and helps prepare young people for the workplace. It also utilizes our retired resources, again saving taxpayer dollars.
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