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  2. Supreme Court of Florida - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Florida District Courts of Appeal - Wikipedia

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    District court of appeal judges, like Florida Supreme Court justices, are first recommended by the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. They are then appointed by the governor of Florida, but have retention elections every six years, in which voters are asked on the ballot to vote whether the judge should be retained in office.

  4. 2022 Florida elections - Wikipedia

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    Incumbent Supreme Court Justices Charles T. Canady, John D. Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Jorge Labarga, and Ricky Polston were all up for a retention vote in 2022. All of the justices were retained, allowing each to serve for six more years (Justice Labarga will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2027).

  5. Four incumbent judges keep seats and 7 first-timers elected ...

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    The 11 seats up for grabs in Miami-Dade’s and Broward’s circuit and county courts were all contested. Four incumbent judges keep seats and 7 first-timers elected to bench in South Florida Skip ...

  6. List of justices of the Supreme Court of Florida - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. State judges are on the ballot in 2024. Here's how they've ...

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    All three Indiana Supreme Court justices up for retention this year sided against an injunction on the ban, allowing it to go into place as planned on Aug. 1, 2023. Molter authored the opinion ...

  8. Voters will decide judges' retention. Here's why a Greene ...

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    Court of Appeals and Supreme Court judges up for retention on the Greene County ballot did not fall below 3.5-point averages in any of the categories. One Greene County judge stands out.

  9. Florida Judicial Nominating Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Judicial Nominating Commissions are 26 separately constituted bodies responsible for providing the governor of Florida with a list of possible appointments to the various state courts (the Florida Supreme Court, the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, and the twenty Florida Circuit Courts). [1]