Harvey Ruvin

Clerk Harvey Ruvin graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida in 1959.  In 1962, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami Law School. He served in the Army and was first elected to public office in 1968 at the age of 30, serving as Mayor of the City of North Bay Village. In 1972, he was elected to the Metro Dade County Commission where he served as a Commissioner for twenty years focusing on environmental and technology issues.  In 1992, Clerk Ruvin was elected to the Office of the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts.  He has been re-elected five times, leading the ballot in 2016 with the largest vote total in South Florida’s history.

With more than fifty years of community involvement, Clerk Ruvin performed a leadership role within scores of civic, cultural, environmental and charitable organizations. The Clerk was been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards citing his successful efforts to employ emerging technologies to reengineer and automate government processes, eliminate paper, and achieve fiscal savings and efficiencies.

Clerk Harvey Ruvin was dearly loved by all those who knew him. He was a devoted son, father, brother, and beloved husband who will be greatly missed by his loving family, close friends, and colleagues.