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The Supreme Court of Florida has appellate jurisdiction that is discretionary (cases the Court may choose to hear if it wishes) in most cases and mandatory (cases the court must hear) in a few cases. In some matters, the Court has original jurisdiction , meaning that the case can begin and end in the Supreme Court absent a basis for further ...
The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. [2] The Court is the final arbiter of Florida law, and ...
The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the Florida State Courts System.Its membership consists of seven justices–one of whom serves as Chief Justice–who are appointed by the Governor of Florida to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term.
Alan Carl Sundberg (June 23, 1933 – January 25, 2002) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from June 2, 1975, to September 15, 1982, serving as chief justice from July 1, 1980, to June 30, 1982. [1] Born in Jacksonville, Florida, [1] Sundberg received a B.A. from Florida State University in 1955, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in ...
The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for a 6-week abortion ban, while allowing an amendment that would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution to appear on the November ballot.
Following his appointment to the circuit court bench, Perry ran unopposed to retain his seat. He was appointed by Governor Charlie Crist to the Supreme Court of Florida in March 2009 to replace retiring Justice Charles T. Wells and was Crist's fourth appointment to the Supreme Court. Perry is the 85th justice to take office at the Florida ...
Harding during hearings relating to the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida. Major Best Harding (born October 13, 1935) is an attorney and former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Lawton Chiles in 1991 and served until 2002. His tenure as chief justice lasted from 1998 ...
He left practice upon his appointment to the Florida supreme court, effective January 1, 1999. Selected as Florida's citizen of the year in 2001, by the Florida Council, Lewis has been heavily involved in children's issues, serving as a member of the board of directors of Miami Children's Hospital and many of its committees and panels.