Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Charles Terrance Canady (born June 22, 1954) is an American attorney and judge serving on the Supreme Court of Florida since 2008. He previously served as Chief Justice from 2010 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2022. [1]
The chief justice can assign judges of the lower courts to serve as temporary justices (called "associate justices" under Florida Rules of Court) if the need arises. Under the Court's Internal Operations Procedures Manual, the appointment of associate justices rotates among the chief judges of the district courts of appeal in their numerical ...
Carlos Genaro Muñiz (born June 25, 1969) is the chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court. [1] He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22, 2019. Previously, he was general Counsel of the United States Department of Education .
For those who have served as the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, United States. Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Florida" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States.
On February 16, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Walker to serve as United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. [3] He replaced Judge Stephan P. Mickle, who assumed senior status in 2011.
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.