Supreme Court of Florida

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Seal of the Supreme Court of Florida

The Supreme Court of Florida is the Supreme Court of the US state Florida . It is composed of seven judges.

Basics

The Florida Supreme Court is the highest and therefore the final instance in the Florida state courts. It is located in Tallahassee and has been in existence since 1845.

Judge

The judges of the Supreme Court of Florida in 2019

Five members are selected from five districts across the state to promote the geographic regions on an equal footing. Two judges are selected for the entire state.

The judges are appointed by the Florida governor for terms no longer than six years. Immediately after appointment, the initial term of office is three years or less, as judges will have to be on the ballot in the next elections that take place more than a year after their appointment. After that, they have a six-year term and remain in office if retained in the general election towards the end of each term. Citizens vote on whether they want to keep every judge in office or not.

The chief judges are elected by the members of the court for two years ending in every even year.

Current judges

title Surname appointment Appointed by
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady August 28, 2008 (Chief Justice 2010–2012 and since 2018) Charlie Crist
Associate Justice Ricky Polston October 1, 2008 (Chief Justice 2012-2014) Charlie Crist
Associate Justice Jorge Labarga January 2, 2009 (Chief Justice 2014-2018) Charlie Crist
Associate Justice C. Alan Lawson December 31, 2016 Rick Scott
Associate Justice Carlos G. Muñiz 22nd January 2019 Ron DeSantis
Associate Justice John D. Couriel May 26, 2020 Ron DeSantis
Associate Justice Renatha Francis expected September 24, 2020 Ron DeSantis

Web links

Commons : Supreme Court of Florida  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files