Alex Ferrer

Alejandro Enrique "Alex" Ferrer (born October 18, 1960) is an American television personality, lawyer, and retired judge who presided as the arbitrator on Judge Alex.

Ferrer was born in Havana, Cuba in 1960 and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was one-year-old. He attended Rockway Junior High School. At age 19, he became one of the youngest police officers in Florida. While working as a police officer, he attended college and thereafter law school. He received a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree from Barry University, and went on to earn his JD from the University of Miami, where he became a published member of its law review.

Ferrer has served as judicial director of the university's alumni association. Upon receiving his degree, he practiced law in Miami, focusing on civil litigation, including suits involving medical malpractice, wrongful deaths, personal injuries, and commercial business litigation.

In 1995, he became an associate administrative judge in the criminal division of the 11th judicial circuit, which covers Miami-Dade County, where he spent ten years presiding over criminal cases. He also served as an appellate judge over appeals from the Miami-Dade County Court, county commission, and other agencies.

In 1999, he was elected to serve as district representative to the executive committee of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges, a position he held until 2001. He is a member of the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar Association. He has been an adjunct professor at Florida International University, and taught media relations to other judges at The New Judges College and The College of Advanced Judicial Studies, as well as at various national conferences.

Ferrer joined Morgan & Morgan's team, Florida's largest firm of personal injury and consumer protection attorneys in March 2015.

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