• The Florida Bar:
• Annual Meeting Committee, 1993 and 1994
• Grievance Committee 9E  2004-2007 Term
• Vice Chair 2005-2006
• Receipient of Meritorious Public Service Certificate on April 30, 2006
• The Orange County Bar Association:
:
• Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation   1989
• Construction Law Committee,  1993-1994

• Law Library Committee,  1994-1995

• Junior League of Greater Orlando:
• Coalition for the Homeless Family Room Project, 1993-1994
• Boggy Creek Gang Camp Library Construction Project
• Vice Chair, 1994-1995
• Chair, 1995-1996
• Ronald McDonald House Construction and Training Project
• Vice Chair, 1996-1997
• Chair, 1997-1998
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida, Inc.:
• Board of Directors, 1997-1998
• Chair, Speakers' Bureau, 1999-2001
• RMHC 2000 Charity Golf Classic Committee
• Capital Campaign Advisory Board, 2002-2003
• Clam Bake Committee, 2000
• Clam Bake Committee, 2001
• Clam Bake Committee, 2002
• Clam Bake Committee, 2003
• Leadership Orlando Class of 1993
• The League of Women Voters of Orange County, Florida:
• Member
• Legal Education and Training Speaking Engagements:
• Law Seminars International, Litigation Seminar for Legal Secretaries and Legal Assistants  1994*
• Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Litigation Seminar: Faculty Member  1995
• Lorman Education Services, Seminar: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Current Issues in Construction Litigation  2003
• Women’s Executive Council, Orlando: **
• Member since approximately 1998
• Board of Directors, 2000-2003
• Honored as 2002 Downtown Woman of the Year
• Justice Teaching Program Volunteer:
• Winter Park Ninth Grade Center,  2007-2008 School Year
• First Central Florida American Inn of Court #123
• Member
• Orange County School District's Annual Teach-In Volunteer:
• Winter Park Ninth Grade Center, 2007***
• Annual Law Week Volunteer:
• Presiding Judge, The Three Little Pigs v. The Big Bad Wolf, Aloma Elementary School, 2007
• Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.:
• Presiding Judge, Florida High School Mock Trial State Finals Competition, March 29-31, 2007
• Presiding Judge, Florida High School Mock Trial State Finals Competition, April 10-12, 2008
• Town Hall Forums:
• Participant, Fall  2007****
• Participant, Crime & Criminal Justice Joint Town Hall Meeting sponsored by Black Partnership & NAACP, May 20, 2008
• 2008 Civic Leadership Academy, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government at the University of Central Florida
• Speaker on the Judiciary
• Monetary Contributions to Not-for-Profit organizations:
• Rather than converting community service hours constituting part of a sentence to a monetary fine amount at $10/hr, Judge Ansbro requires the monetary equivalent be paid as a condition of probation to a not-for-profit organization serving the Orange County community and its citizens
• Total contributions during 2008 alone total in excess of $8,250, including, among others, $1,250 to Give Kids the World, $750 to the Make A Wish Foundation, $1,000 to the American Cancer Society, and $2,475 to the American Red Cross.

• Specially Designed Sentencing:

• Judge Ansbro frequently orders youthful traffic offenders to read on a daily basis the local newspaper with a parent or other adult and discuss the reports of traffic related accidents and deaths for a specified length of time.  Following the expiration of one such sentence, the defendant’s parent wrote the following letter dated May 6, 2008:
• "... Thank you for your kindness.  [The minor defendant] was told to read the newspaper for 60 days. To discuss with me, articles concerning traffic incidences. She has successfully completed this task. This last 60 days have been more pleasurable than I ever expected. We not only discussed the traffic articles but other articles that opened dialog on subjects and topics that we would not have thought to talk about. Thank you again, I enjoyed this time with my daughter.”    

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*    Seminar Evaluation Comments:
"Ms. Downs and Ms. Ansbro gave wonderful practical knowledge of things I will be able to take back to the office and implement. This is the reason why we take time out of our busy schedules to come to seminars."
"I found Debra Ansbro to be an interesting and excellent speaker--very knowledgeable."
"Debra Ansbro was interesting and informative, gave helpful sites and where to look for them"
"Ms. Ansbro was excellent--well prepared & very interesting."

** Womens' Executive Council is a social and charitable organization founded in 1972 that is composed of women business owners and executives in a variety of occupations throughout the Orlando metropolitian area.  WEC's diverse membership includes women with careers in accounting, health care, fitness, education, retail, marketing, banking and law.  WEC has a variety of activities that members enjoy while raising funds for scholarships and for financial support to various not for profit community organizations.  At WEC's annual Women's Achievement Awards event, scholarships are presented to women enrolled in local colleges and outstanding women who work in the Orlando area are recognized for their contributions to the community.  For more information about Womens' Executive Council, visit the organization's website at www.wecorlando.com.

*** "She [Judge Ansbro] established a great rapport with the students and got them involved," said classroom teacher Stephanie Carlyle. "Instead of just talking to them, she had them in groups doing some thinking and decision making. They were really engaged."  For Pictures (including Judge Ansbro in the classroom) as well as more information about the 2007 Teach In, see pages 26-27 of the Court Illustrated, Vol. 3, 2007 at
http://www.ninthcircuit.org/news/court-illustrated/downloads/CI%20Vol-3%2007.pdf

**** For Pictures (including Judge Ansbro and participants) as well as more information about the 2007 African-American Town Hall, see page 4 of the Court Illustrated, Vol. 2, 2007 at 
http://www.ninthcircuit.org/news/court-illustrated/downloads/CI%20Vol-2%2007.pdf