Dominick Joseph Salfi

Dominick J. Salfi is the senior member of the firm and was a circuit judge in the 18th Circuit. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1937 and moved to Florida in mid high shool years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (1958) and a Juris Doctor (1961) from the University of Florida.  He gained his early experience as an attorney in private practice with Hornsby, Johnson, Yurko & Salfi (1961-1966) and Fishback, Davis, Dominick & Salfi (1966-1970).

 In 1967 Mr. Salfi served as legal counsel to Orange-Seminole Legislative Delegation. In July of that year, he was appointed State Attorney for the 18th Judicial Circuit.  During this time, Mr. Salfi organized the first drug task force in this area, as well as the first Central Florida Interdepartmental Law Enforcement Unit which led to the arrest and conviction of various organized crime figures.  In 1970 Mr. Salfi was appointed to the circuit bench of the 18th Judicial Circuit. At that time, it was reported that he was the youngest Circuit Judge to hold such office in the history of the state.  Upon assuming the post of Circuit Judge, he worked in all divisions of the Court. During his tenure he had the opportunity to serve as an Associate Judge in the Fourth District Court of Appeals and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In addition, he worked to develope methods to improve the delivery of judicial services to families and children particularly, and helped make the system more accessible and understandable to the average person.  He was re-elected without opposition in 1972 and 1984. In 1978 he withstood a re-election challenge by winning every precinct in Seminole and Brevard counties. After 16 years on the bench, Mr. Salfi retired in 1987 to open the Law Offices of Dominick J. Salfi, P.A., d/b/a SalfiLaw.  In 1997, Mr. Salfi became the first American to defend an American in Cuba during Fidel Castro's rule.  Over his career he has received numerous awards for his contributions to the law and youth, some of which include the Award of Merit of the Assocation of Family & Conciliation Courts; Friend of Education Award of Seminole Education Association; and the Service to Mankind Award of Sertoma Club.  Mr. Salfi has been providing legal services to the public for over 50 years.  The firm is currently known as SalfiLaw.