Ms. Newman earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Florida A&M College of Law, located in Orlando, Florida. While in law school, Ms. Newman was a member of Christian Legal Society, Black Law Students Association, and Stonewall LGBT Law Student Association. Ms. Newman served as a student ambassador and student course administrator for Barbri Bar review. During law school, Ms. Newman interned at McBride, Scicchitano & Leacox, practicing personal injury. Also, Ms. Newman worked as a receptionist at Garganese, Weiss, D’Agresta & Salzman, P.A. Prior to working in this office, Ms. Newman worked as an Assistant Public Defender in the 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida (Bartow, FL).