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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.
Five of the Supreme Court justices were appointed by DeSantis. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Jorge Labarga, who was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist in 2009, said that state attorneys need to ...
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Meredith L. Sasso (born 1982 or 1983) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida since May 2023. She was previously the chief judge on the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal .
Smith was appointed as a Hillsborough County judge by former Gov. Rick Scott in 2017. DeSantis elevated him to the circuit level in 2019. Before becoming a judge, Smith was a partner in the firm ...
In 1975, Florida Supreme Court justice David L. McCain tampered with a lower court decision on behalf of campaign supporters. Faced with impeachment proceedings, he resigned. [5] [6] In 1976, the state returned to appointed justices when the current merit retention system was put in place. [7] In 2004, the court had a backlog of 1,544 cases.
Asked last week by radio host Hugh Hewitt if he would pledge to Republican primary voters that his judges would be like the three conservatives that Trump nominated to the Supreme Court, DeSantis ...
In 2022, Justice Alan Lawson announced his retirement from the Supreme Court of Florida. Francis, who was now eligible, applied to succeed him. [13] She was favored for the appointment. [14] On August 5, 2022, Governor DeSantis announced Francis's new appointment to the Supreme Court of Florida, effective September 1, 2022.