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    This document provides information for Florida voters on judicial retention elections for appellate court judges and recommends trial court judge candidates. It lists the ballot questions and judges up for retention in the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal. It also provides the methodology used to evaluate and recommend trial court judge candidates based on their judicial philosophy, qualifications, and reputation. Lists are provided of recommended circuit and county court judges in various Florida counties.

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    This document provides information for Florida voters on judicial retention elections for appellate court judges and recommends trial court judge candidates. It lists the ballot questions and judges up for retention in the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal. It also provides the methodology used to evaluate and recommend trial court judge candidates based on their judicial philosophy, qualifications, and reputation. Lists are provided of recommended circuit and county court judges in various Florida counties.

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    This document provides information for Florida voters on judicial retention elections for appellate court judges and recommends trial court judge candidates. It lists the ballot questions and judges up for retention in the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal. It also provides the methodology used to evaluate and recommend trial court judge candidates based on their judicial philosophy, qualifications, and reputation. Lists are provided of recommended circuit and county court judges in various Florida counties.

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    FFP 2022 Judicial Voting Guide 3

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    This document provides information for Florida voters on judicial retention elections for appellate court judges and recommends trial court judge candidates. It lists the ballot questions and judges up for retention in the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal. It also provides the methodology used to evaluate and recommend trial court judge candidates based on their judicial philosophy, qualifications, and reputation. Lists are provided of recommended circuit and county court judges in various Florida counties.

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    FLORIDA VOTER

    JUDICIAL ELECTION GUIDE


    2022 FLORIDA GENERAL ELECTION

    MERIT retention of appellate court judges


    FLORIDA SUPREME COURT BALLOT QUESTION FOR SUPREME COURT:
    “Shall Justice ________________ of the Supreme Court be retained in office?”

    YES YES YES NO YES

    Charles T. Canady John D. Couriel Jamie Grosshans Jorge Labarga Ricky Polston

    DISTRICT COURT BALLOT QUESTION FOR ALL DCA RETENTION VOTES:


    OF APPEALS (DCA) “Shall Judge ____________________ of the ____ District Court of Appeal be retained in office?”

    1st DCA 2nd DCA 3rd DCA 4th DCA 5th DCA

    YES NO YES YES NO

    Ross L. Bilbrey Patricia J. Kelly Alexander S. Bokor Edward Artau Jay Cohen

    YES YES YES NO YES

    Susan L. Kelsey Nelly Khouzam Edwin A. Scales III Cory Ciklin James A. Edwards

    YES YES YES YES

    Robert E. Long Jr. Suzanne Y. Labrit Dorian Damoorgian Brian D. Lambert

    YES YES YES YES

    Lori S. Rowe Matt C. Lucas Jonathan D. Gerber Mary Alice Nardella

    YES NO YES YES

    Bo Winokur Robert J. Morris Jr. Robert Gross Daniel Traver

    NO YES YES

    Stevan J. Northcutt Spencer D. Levine Carrie Ann Wozniak

    YES YES

    John K. Stargel Melanie May

    NO

    Craig C. Villanti
    SELECTING JUDGE CANDIDATES
    OUR RATING METHODOLOGY FOR PICKING TRIAL COURT JUDGES
    by John Stemberger

    When principled conservatives vote for elected officials, the philosophy, while the other does not attend church and appears to
    primary issue usually is, “Where does a candidate stand on core lean moderate to left in politics. If the first candidate has been disciplined
    policy issues?” However, thinking about how to pick the best by the Bar, lacks legal experience, has never tried cases, has a poor
    judge candidates is a more complicated and nuanced than picking reputation, or is angered easily, then that candidate is probably not the
    candidates for legislative races. best person to serve as a judge, especially if another otherwise highly
    Even picking the best trial court judges differs from picking the qualified, though politically liberal, alternative exists.
    best appellate court judges. When picking an appellate court judge While having a conservative judicial philosophy is always
    judicial philosophy is the main issue. These judges are actively writing important, it is far more critical that Appellate and Supreme Court
    legal decisions that become published as part of case law. So, we judges possess it than do lower Trial Court judges. This is true be-
    are looking at questions like: Does the judge have a limited and cause if lower court judges behave as activists and insert their views
    restrained understanding of the role of the court? Does the judge in place of the law, they can usually have their rulings overturned by
    understand their role is to follow the law and interpret the law but appellate courts.
    not make new law? Is the potential appellate judge committed to a In evaluating judicial candidates, our team researched campaign
    textualist / originalist philosophy when interpreting the constitution. websites, news articles, disciplinary records, church/ synagogue
    However, when picking the best trial court judges’ judicial philos- affiliations, Florida Bar Judicial Candidate Statements, and social
    ophy is still important but not as critical. Ideally, a good trial judge will media. We also look for associations and ties with the LGBTQ
    also have qualifications like an even-handed temperament, a strong political movement and listing “proper pro-nouns.”
    intellect, jury trial experience, a sense of fairness, and a good reputa- We also interviewed other lawyers who know and work with
    tion in the legal community. This is because a trial court judge is these candidates to determine their reputation in the community.
    actively in contact with thousands of members of the community over Our process is not perfect, but there is no other voter guide
    time, litigants, jurors, and others overseeing hearings and trials. product like this anywhere in Florida that evaluates and makes
    For instance, consider two judicial candidates: The first claims to be recommendations for every judge candidate on the ballot, County,
    a Christian or a conservative and appears to have a conservative judicial Circuit, District Court of Appeals, and Florida Supreme Court.

    CIRCUIT COURT ELECTED TRIAL COURT JUDGES


    COUNTIES CIRCUIT GROUP NAME COUNTIES CIRCUIT GROUP NAME

    Alachua, Baker,
    Bradford, Gilchrist, 8 12 Sean Brewer Broward 17 51 Tamar N. Hamilton
    Levy, and Union

    Broward 17 23 Tania Maria Williams Seminole 18 5 Ken Lester

    COUNTY COURT ELECTED TRIAL COURT JUDGES


    COUNTY GROUP NAME COUNTY GROUP NAME

    BREVARD 4 Renee Torpy PINELLAS 1 Megan Roach

    BROWARD 15 Chris M. Brown POLK 8 Ruth Moracen Knight

    HILLSBOROUGH 14 Mike Isaak WAKULLA 7 Eddie Evans

    MARION 1 Renee Thompson

    2 FLORIDA FAMILY ACTION | 4853 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806 | www.FloridaFamilyAction.org

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