UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
www.supremecourtus.gov
202-479-3211
The Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President subject to the approval of the Senate. To ensure an independent Judiciary and to protect judges from partisan pressures, the Constitution provides that judges serve during “Good Behavior”, which has generally meant justices serve for life terms. To further assure their independence, the Constitution provides that judges' salaries may not be diminished while they are in office. The Constitution of the United States of America provides that there shall be 9 justices. For a complete biography of justices go to www.supremecourtus.gov.
Justices are non-partisan officeholders.
- SAMUEL ANTHONY ALITO JR
- KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
- AMY CONEY BARRETT
- ELENA KAGAN
- BRETT M. KAVANAUGH
- JOHN GLOVER ROBERTS JR (Chief Justice)
- SONIA MARIA SOTOMAYOR
- CLARENCE THOMAS
- NEIL GORSUCH
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
www.supremecourt.flcourts.gov
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
500 SOUTH DUVAL ST
TALLAHASSEE FL 32399-1925
850-488-0125 (OFFICE OF THE CLERK)
Term for Florida Supreme Court Justice is 6 years upon successful “Merit Retention”. Justices are non-partisan officeholders.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in a judicial office to which election for retention applies, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointing for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the next general election occurring at least one year after the date of appointment. An election will then be held to fill that judicial office for the term of the office beginning at the end of the appointed term.
6-Year Term
- CHARLES T. CANADY
- JOHN D. COURIEL
- RENATHA FRANCIS
- JAMIE GROSSHANS
- JORGE LABARGA
- CARLOS MUÑIZ (Chief Justice)
- MEREDITH SASSO
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES
www.6dca.flcourts.gov
THE SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS INCLUDES THE 9TH, 10TH, AND 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
Term for Florida Appellate Court Judge is 6 years upon successful “Merit Retention”. Judges are non-partisan officeholders.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in a judicial office to which election for retention applies, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointing for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the next general election occurring at least one year after the date of appointment. An election will then be held to fill that judicial office for the term of the office beginning at the end of the appointed term.
6-Year Term
- PAETRA BROWNLEE
- ROGER GANNAM
- JOSHUA MIZE
- MARY ALICE NARDELLA
- JARED E SMITH
- JOHN K STARGEL
- DAN TRAVER (Chief Judge)
- KEITH F WHITE
- CARRIE ANN WOZNIAK
COUNTY COURT JUDGES
www.ca.cjis20.org
239-533-1700
Term for elected Lee County Court Judge is 6 years. Judges are non-partisan officeholders.
The governor shall fill each vacancy on a circuit court or on a county court, where the judges are elected by a majority vote of the electors, by appointing for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the next primary and general election occurring at least one year after the date of appointment. An election will then be held to fill that judicial office for the term of the office beginning at the end of the appointed term.
6-Year Term
ZACHARY GILL
County Judge Group 1
NICOLE MIRRA
County Judge Group 2
DEVIN GEORGE
County Judge Group 3
LINDSAY SCOTT GARZA
County Judge Group 4
HOWARD ANDREW SWETT
County Judge Group 5
JOSEPHINE GAGLIARDI
County Judge Group 6
MARIA E GONZALEZ
County Judge Group 7
TARA PASCOTTO PALUCK
County Judge Group 8
KIMBERLY BOCELLI
County Judge Group 9
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGES
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239-533-1700
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT INCLUDES CHARLOTTE, COLLIER, GLADES, HENDRY, AND LEE COUNTIES.
Term for Florida Circuit Court Judge is 6 years upon successful “Merit Retention”. Judges are non-partisan officeholders.
The governor shall fill each vacancy on a circuit court or on a county court, where the judges are elected by a majority vote of the electors, by appointing for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the next primary and general election occurring at least one year after the date of appointment. An election will then be held to fill that judicial office for the term of the office beginning at the end of the appointed term.
6-Year Term
CAROLYN SWIFT
Circuit Judge Group 1
FRANK PORTER
Circuit Judge Group 2
MARY EVANS
Circuit Judge Group 3
SHANNON McFEE
Circuit Judge Group 4
GEOFFREY GENTILE
Circuit Judge Group 5
ERIK LEONTIEV
Circuit Judge Group 6
JAMES R SHENKO
Circuit Judge Group 7
JOHN McGOWAN
Circuit Judge Group 8
MARGARET O STEINBECK
Circuit Judge Group 9
NICK THOMPSON
Circuit Judge Group 10
ANDREW MARCUS
Circuit Judge Group 11
RUSSELL KIRSHY
Circuit Judge Group 12
RAMIRO MANALICH
Circuit Judge Group 13
BRUCE KYLE
Circuit Judge Group 14
ALANE C LABODA
Circuit Judge Group 15
AMY HAWTHORNE
Circuit Judge Group 16
CHRISTOPHER H BROWN
Circuit Judge Group 17
JOE FOSTER
Circuit Judge Group 18
JAMES SLOAN
Circuit Judge Group 19
JOHN S CARLIN
Circuit Judge Group 20
KYLE COHEN
Circuit Judge Group 21
LAUREN L BRODIE
Circuit Judge Group 22
LEE ANN SCHREIBER
Circuit Judge Group 23
ROBERT BRANNING
Circuit Judge Group 24
MICHAEL T MCHUGH (Chief Judge)
Circuit Judge Group 25
LISA PORTER
Circuit Judge Group 26
JOSEPH C FULLER JR
Circuit Judge Group 27
ELIZABETH VANARSDALE KRIER
Circuit Judge Group 28
GILBERTO PEREZ
Circuit Judge Group 29
ELISABETH ADAMS
Circuit Judge Group 30
KEITH R KYLE
Circuit Judge Group 31