Florida First District Court of Appeal

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The Florida First District Court of Appeal is one of five intermediate appellate courts in Florida. It is located in Tallahassee. [1]

Judges are appointed by the Governor and serve for at least one year before facing a retention election at the following general election. Once retained, they serve 6 year terms, starting from the first Tuesday (after the first Monday) in the January following their retention election.[2][3]

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Florida First District Court of Appeal
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Court information
Judges:   15
Judicial selection
Method:   Commission-selection, political appointment
Term:   6 years
Active judges

Robert Benton  •  Nikki Ann Clark  •  Marguerite Davis  •  Joseph Lewis  •  William Van Nortwick  •  Philip Padovano  •  L. Clayton Roberts  •  Bradford Thomas  •  James Wolf  •  T. Kent Wetherell  •  Lori S. Rowe  •  Simone Marstiller  •  Ronald V. Swanson  •  Stephanie Williams Ray  •  Scott D. Makar  •  

Current judges

JudgeTermDivisionAppointed byParty
Judge Robert Benton1994-2015
Judge Nikki Ann Clark2009-2017Gov. Charlie Crist
Judge Marguerite Davis1993-2015
Judge Joseph Lewis2001-2015
Judge William Van Nortwick1994-2015
Judge Philip Padovano1996-2017
Judge L. Clayton Roberts2007-2015Gov. Charlie Crist
Judge Bradford Thomas2005-1/2019
Judge James Wolf1990-2017
Judge T. Kent Wetherell2009-2017
Judge Lori S. Rowe2009-2017Gov. Charlie Crist
Judge Simone Marstiller2010-1/2019Gov. Charlie Crist
Judge Ronald V. Swanson2011-1/2019Gov. Rick Scott
Judge Stephanie Williams Ray2011-1/2019Gov. Rick Scott
Judge Scott D. Makar2012-2015Gov. Rick Scott

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See also

References

FloridaFlorida Supreme CourtFlorida District Courts of AppealFlorida Circuit CourtFlorida County CourtUnited States District Court for the Middle District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitFlorida countiesFlorida judicial newsFlorida judicial electionsJudicial selection in FloridaFloridaTemplatewithoutBankruptcy.jpg



2012

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JudgeIncumbencyRetention voteRetention Vote %
ThomasBradford Thomas   ApprovedAYes813,71464.5%ApprovedA
SwansonRonald V. Swanson   ApprovedAYes821,13964.9%ApprovedA
MarstillerSimone Marstiller   ApprovedAYes785,39761.7%ApprovedA
RayStephanie Williams Ray   ApprovedAYes837,70966.1%ApprovedA

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