Topic - Florida Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of seven justices—one of whom serves as Chief Justice. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity, and one is selected at large. - Source: Wikipedia

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State Senators listen to debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Florida Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentences Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022. Cruz was formally sentenced to life in prison for murdering 17 people at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. A state commission concluded Monday, June 5, 2023, that Scherer, should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, failing to curtail “vitriolic statements” directed at his attorneys by the victims' families and sometimes “allowed her emotions to overcome her judgement.” (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

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This combination of Aug. 4, 2022, images shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren during separate news conferences in Tampa, Fla. he Florida Supreme on Thursday, June 22, 2023, refused to reinstate Warren who was removed by DeSantis after making comments opposing abortion prosecutions, saying the state attorney waited too long to file a claim.(Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Florida court won’t reinstate prosecutor removed by DeSantis for refusal to prosecute abortion cases

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Miami. The Florida Supreme Court told DeSantis on Thursday, Feb. 9, it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman's district is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Florida high court refuses DeSantis request on redistricting

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Marijuana legalization effort struck down by Florida Supreme Court

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Former Florida chief justice Gerald Kogan dies at 87

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Man who killed 2 officers gets life sentence in 3rd killing

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Florida high court won’t reinstate vacated death sentences

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Suit seeks to nullify Florida ballot question on primaries

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Judge Jamie Grosshans nominated for Florida Supreme Court

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FILE - In this May 26, 2020 file photo, Renatha Francis smiles speaks at a news conference in Miami. State Rep. Geraldine Thompson is challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointment of Francis to the Florida Supreme Court. Thompson said in news conference Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, that DeSantis only chose Francis for the high court because she shares his conservative ideology, not because he sought racial diversity. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida Supreme Court orders governor to pick new justice

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Renatha Francis smiles as she speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Miami-Dade Public Library in Miami. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed two South Floridians to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday: Francis, a Palm Beach County circuit judge who immigrated from Jamaica and, a former assistant U.S. attorney who is the son of Cuban immigrants. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Geraldine Thompson accuses Gov. Ron DeSantis of ‘racial tokenism’ over Renatha Francis nomination

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FILE- In this April 17, 2019, file photo, Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windermere, debates a bill during session in Tallahassee, Fla. Thompson is challenging the appointment of a Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court contending on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is engaging in “racial tokenism” by choosing someone the court itself has already ruled is not eligible for the position. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

Black Democrat urges governor to drop Black court nominee

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DeSantis court pick improper, but high court won’t undo

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