08/28/2026
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of Judge Judith Kreeger, a Founding Mentor and Board Member of Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program.
Judge Kreeger was among the core 23 women who formed the foundation of our organization back in 1997, and her contributions to our students and our organization over the years were incredibly meaningful, both to our program and to me personally.
Judge Kreeger served as a circuit judge and later senior judge in the 11th Judicial Circuit for over 25 years, primarily in the Family Division. She was one of only 4 judges who represented the United States as a member of the International Hague Network of Judges, working to facilitate international recognition and enforcement of family law agreements.
More than that, she was a dedicated, compassionate judge who spent much of her life achieving things that most women of her generation dared not even dream of. She knew firsthand the challenges of being the only professional woman in a room full of men and was always eager and willing to pass on the lessons she learned to a new generation.
Judge Kreeger spent 15 years as a mentor and scholarship committee member, in 2003 was named our Mentor of the Year, and frequently invited Women of Tomorrow mentees into her courtroom, teaching them that the family court system was there for them not against them.
I will always remember the young Women of Tomorrow mentee who came to me after a field trip to Judy’s courtroom, expressing her shock that the family court was there to help her and not hurt her, as she had been taught. It changed her entire perspective of not only the legal system, but of law enforcement in general. Those are the moments that change the future of a young woman’s life.
Judge Kreeger is survived by her three sons Abram, David, and Daniel, her brother Paul, and grandchildren Ilana, Addison and Andy, as well as the many Women of Tomorrow graduates she mentored. She will be deeply missed by all of us whose lives she touched.
Funeral services are August 30th, 10:30am at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapels.
With Deepest sympathy to her family and friends,
Jennifer Valoppi, Founder & President
