List of justices of the Florida Supreme Court
This is a list of Justices of the Supreme Court of Florida, with their tenure of service on the Court.
Current Justices
Justice[1] | Born | District[a] | Joined | Chief Justice | Term ends | Mandatory retirement[b] | Appointed by | Law school |
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Carlos G. Muñiz, Chief Justice | June 25, 1969 | First | January 22, 2019 | 2022–present | January 5, 2027 | 2044 | Ron DeSantis (R) | Yale |
Charles Canady | June 22, 1954 | Second | September 8, 2008 | 2018–2022; 2010–2012 | January 2, 2029 | 2029 | Charlie Crist (R) | Yale |
Jorge Labarga | October 21, 1952 | Fourth | January 6, 2009 | 2014–2018 | January 2, 2029 | 2027 | Charlie Crist (R) | Florida |
John D. Couriel | March 23, 1978 | Third | June 1, 2020 | – | January 2, 2029 | 2053 | Ron DeSantis (R) | Harvard |
Jamie Grosshans | 1978 or 1979 (age 44–45) | Fifth | September 14, 2020 | – | January 2, 2029 | 2053 | Ron DeSantis (R) | Mississippi |
Renatha Francis | 1977 (age 46–47) | Fourth | September 1, 2022 | – | January 7, 2025 | 2052 | Ron DeSantis (R) | Florida Coastal |
Meredith Sasso | 1982 or 1983 (age 40–41) | Sixth | May 25, 2023 | – | January 7, 2025 | 2058 | Ron DeSantis (R) | Florida |
Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz | Justice Charles Canady | Justice Jorge Labarga | Justice John D. Couriel | Justice Jamie Grosshans | Justice Renatha Francis | Justice Meredith Sasso |
Former Justices
Justice[4] | Years served | Chief Justice | Reason for leaving |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Douglas | 1846–1850 & 1854–1855 | Yes | Died in Office |
Thomas Baltzell | 1846–1850 & 1854–1860 | Yes | Defeated |
George S. Hawkins | 1846–1850 | No | — |
George W. MacRae | 1847 | No | — |
Joseph B. Lancaster | 1848–1850 | No | — |
Walker Anderson | 1851–1853 | Yes | Resigned |
Leslie A. Thompson | 1851–1853 | — | Defeated |
Albert G. Semmes | 1851–1853 | — | — |
Benjamin D. Wright | 1853 | — | Defeated |
Charles H. DuPont | 1854–1868 | Yes | — |
Bird M. Pearson | 1856–1859 | Yes | Did not run for reelection |
William A. Forward | 1860–1865 | — | Did not run for reelection |
David S. Walker | 1860–1865 | — | Resigned |
Augustus Maxwell | 1865–1866 & 1887–1891 | Yes | 1866 Resigned, 1890 Did not run for reelection |
James McNair Baker | 1865–1868 | — | — |
Samuel J. Douglas | 1866–1868 | — | — |
Edwin M. Randall | 1868–1885 | Yes | Resigned |
Ossian B. Hart | 1868–1873 | — | Elected Governor of Florida |
James Westcott III | 1868–1885 | No | Resigned |
Franklin D. Fraser | 1873–1874 | — | Resigned |
Robert Van Valkenburgh | 1875–1888 | — | Died in Office |
George G. McWhorter | 1885–1887 | — | Resigned |
George P. Raney | 1885–1894 | — | Resigned |
Henry L. Mitchell | 1888–1891 | — | Resigned |
R. Fenwick Taylor | 1891–1925 | Yes | Retired |
Milton H. Mabry | 1891–1903 | — | Did not run for reelection |
Benjamin S. Liddon | 1894–1896 | — | Resigned |
Francis B. Carter | 1897–1905 | — | Resigned |
Thomas M. Shackleford | 1902–1917 | — | Resigned |
Robert S. Cockrell | 1902–1917 | — | Defeated |
Evelyn C. Maxwell | 1902–1904 | — | Resigned |
William A. Hocker | 1903–1915 | — | Did not run for reelection |
James B. Whitfield | 1904–1943 | — | Retired |
Charles B. Parkhill | 1905–1911 | — | Resigned |
W. H. Ellis | 1915–1938 | — | Retired |
Jefferson B. Browne | 1917–1925 | — | Resigned |
Thomas F. West | 1917–1925 | — | Resigned |
William Glenn Terrell | 1923–1964 | Yes | Died in Office |
Armstead Brown | 1925–1946 | — | Retired |
Louie W. Strum | 1925–1931 | — | Appointed to Federal District Court |
Rivers H. Buford | 1925–1948 | — | Retired |
Fred H. Davis | 1931–1937 | — | Died in Office |
Roy H. Chapman | 1937–1952 | — | Died in Office |
Elwyn Thomas | 1938–1969 | — | Retired |
Alto Adams | 1940–1951 & 1967–1968 | — | 1951 Resigned, 1968 Resigned |
Harold L. "Tom" Sebring | 1943–1955 | Yes | Appointed Dean of Stetson College of Law |
Paul D. Barns | 1946–1949 | — | Retired |
T. Frank Hobson | 1948–1962 | — | Retired |
B.K. Roberts | 1949–1976 | Yes | Retired |
John E. Mathews | 1951–1955 | — | Died in Office |
E. Harris Drew | 1952–1971 | — | Retired |
B. Campbell Thornal | 1955–1970 | — | Died in Office |
Stephen C. O'Connell | 1955–1967 | Yes | Appointed University of Florida President |
Millard F. Caldwell | 1962–1969 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Richard W. Ervin | 1964–1975 | — | Retired |
Wade L. Hopping | 1968–1969 | No | Defeated |
Vassar B. Carlton | 1969–1974 | — | Retired |
James C. Adkins | 1969–1987 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Joseph A. Boyd Jr. | 1969–1987 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
David L. McCain | 1970–1975 | No | Resigned before impeachment |
Hal P. Dekle | 1971–1975 | No | Resigned before impeachment |
Ben F. Overton | 1974–1999 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Arthur J. England Jr. | 1975–1981 | Yes | Resigned |
Alan C. Sundberg | 1975–1982 | Yes | Resigned |
Joseph W. Hatchett | 1975–1979 | No | Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Frederick B. Karl | 1977–1978 | No | Resigned |
James E. Alderman | 1978–1985 | Yes | Resigned |
Parker Lee McDonald | 1979–1994 | Yes | Retired |
Raymond Ehrlich | 1981–1991 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Leander J. Shaw Jr. | 1983–2003 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Rosemary Barkett | 1985–1994 | Yes | Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Stephen H. Grimes | 1987–1997 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Gerald Kogan | 1987–1998 | Yes | Retired |
Major B. Harding | 1991–2002 | Yes | Retired |
Harry Lee Anstead | 1994–2009 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Charles T. Wells | 1994–2009 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Raoul G. Cantero III | 2002–2008 | No | Returned to private practice |
Kenneth B. Bell | 2003–2008 | No | Returned to private practice |
James E.C. Perry | 2009–2016 | No | Mandatory retirement |
Barbara J. Pariente | 1997–2019 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
R. Fred Lewis | 1998–2019 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Peggy A. Quince | 1998–2019 | Yes | Mandatory retirement |
Robert J. Luck | 2019 | No | Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Barbara Lagoa | 2019 | No | Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
See also
- Florida Constitution
- Florida Democratic Party
- Government of Florida
- Judiciary of Florida
- Republican Party of Florida
- Supreme Court of Florida
Notes
- ^ The Constitution of Florida requires each of the state's appellate districts to be represented by at least one justice on the Supreme Court who was resident in that district at the time of their initial appointment or election.[2] During the 2022 legislative session, the appellate district boundaries were changed,[3] resulting in the creation of a sixth appellate district.
- ^ Justices must retire by their 75th birthday.
References
- ^ Succession of Justices of Supreme Court of Florida Supreme Court of Florida
- ^ "Statutes & Constitution :Constitution : Online Sunshine". www.leg.state.fl.us.
- ^ Cann, Eve A.; Kaney, Michael P.; Levin, David B. (September 13, 2022). "Florida's New Sixth District Court of Appeal: What It Means for Judges and Attorneys in the State of Florida". Baker Donelson.
- ^ Succession of Justices of Supreme Court of Florida Supreme Court of Florida