Appellate judges qualify for November ballot

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As of the close of qualifying on Friday, 18 appellate judges had formally qualified for merit-retention elections in November.

They include Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson, formerly a 5th District Court of Appeal judge.

The others are:

1st District Court of Appeal: Harvey Jay, Stephanie Ray, Brad Thomas, Kemmerly Thomas, Allen Winsor.

While Winsor qualified for the ballot, he also has been tapped by President Donald Trump to become a federal district judge; that selection remains subject to U.S. Senate confirmation.

2nd District Court of Appeal: Anthony K. Black, Darryl C. Casanueva, Edward C. LaRoseSusan H. Rothstein-Youakim.

3rd District Court of Appeal: Kevin Emas, Ivan F. FernandezNorma Shepard LindseyRobert Joshua Luck.

4th District Court of Appeal: Burton C. Conner, Jeffrey T. Kuntz, Carole Y. Taylor.

5th District Court of Appeal: Eric Eisnaugle. He is a former GOP state representative picked last year by Gov. Rick Scott to replace Lawson.

The judges are listed on the state Division of Elections website.

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One comment

  • Martin Dyckman

    May 5, 2018 at 10:08 am

    They are called district courts of appeal. Circuit courts are trial courts.

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