Judicial Appointments

Moving quickly after a Florida Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Ron DeSantis made appointments to four seats on a revamped 5th District Court of Appeal — including two candidates who had drawn a legal challenge.

Striking a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a unanimous Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a state representative to move ahead with a revised challenge to the governor’s appointment of Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis to the state’s high court.

Judge Anthony B. Miller has been appointed to the 2nd Judicial Circuit. He fills the vacancy created by Judge Martin Fitzpatrick, who was appointed as a…

The 2nd Circuit Court Judicial Nominating Commission is interviewing 14 candidates Thursday to fill vacancies created by the resignations of circuit…

The League of Women Voters of Florida is suing Governor Rick Scott over the appointment of new state supreme court justices. The terms of three sitting…

Governor Rick Scott’s decision to start the process of appointing new Florida Supreme Court justices has ignited a looming constitutional crisis. At the…

Florida Governor Rick Scott is pushing for Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente to recuse herself from a major case deciding the limits of the…

The Honorable Laura Johnson is getting a promotion—moving up to the circuit court in Palm Beach county. But the question of who gets to fill her old seat…

Florida voters overwhelmingly said yes to a dedicated funding source for land conservation and no to giving governors more power over the judiciary.…

Two of three proposed constitutional amendments failed on Florida’s November ballot. Now, the incoming Senate leaders are weighing in on all three and…