The Judge Candidate Fighting Human Trafficking in Miami | Yaneth del Carmen Baez

Yaneth del Carmen Baez is running for Circuit Court Judge, Seat 69 — and she brings nine years of experience as an Assistant State Attorney in the Human Trafficking Unit, where she was named 2025 Human Trafficking Prosecutor of the Year. In this episode she shares what led her to law, the toughest case of her career, and why she believes temperament and dedication matter just as much as legal knowledge on the bench.

We also get into her time as Chief of the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Unit training over 50 new prosecutors, what a typical day looks like for a judge, judicial college, how countywide judicial elections work, and her focus for her first days in office if elected. Plus her top 3 Miami restaurants.

Know who you're voting for on the bench — hear her full story.

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0:00 Intro
1:52 Why ADIM Focused on Bringing In Judges
2:59 Why is She Running for Judge
3:50 Human Trafficking
6:09 Disconnecting
6:37 Decision to Run for Judge and Temperament
8:41 Dedication
9:17 Which Judge Inspired Her
9:48 Her Background
10:52 Typical Day of a Judge
12:36 Judicial College and Getting Assigned to Divisions
13:38 Group 69
14:30 Campaigning
15:43 Human Trafficking Awareness Campaigns
16:55 Most Common Place of Human Trafficking
17:44 Hardest Case
19:17 Focus for First Days If Elected
20:19 Law School
21:32 Winning Cases Statistics
22:49 Tough Case She’s Most Proud Of
26:01 County-wide Elections
26:37 Preference Civil vs Criminal
27:21 How to Vote
28:12 Campaign Team
30:38 Why You Should Vote for Yaneth
31:24 Top 3 Restaurants
37:11 Outro