Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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History[]

The Fifth District Court of Appeal was created by the 1979 session of the Florida Legislature.[citation needed]

The Fifth District handles cases from the following counties and circuit courts: Orange and Osceola (Ninth Circuit); Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns (Seventh Circuit); Lake, Marion, Sumter, Citrus and Hernando (Fifth Circuit); and Brevard and Seminole (18th Circuit).[citation needed]

Chief Judges[]

Judges who have served as Chief Judge of the Fifth DCA include:

  • (2003–2005)[1]
  • (2005–2007)[2]
  • (2009–2011)[3]
  • (2011–2013)[4]
  • (2017–2018)[5]
  • , Current Chief Judge[6]

Active Judges[]

Judges who are currently serving on the Fifth DCA include:[7]

Name Tenure Appointing Governor[8]
- Chief Judge 2006– Jeb Bush
2000– Jeb Bush
2008– Charlie Crist
2013– Rick Scott
2014– Rick Scott
2014– Rick Scott
Eric Eisnaugle 2017– Rick Scott
2018– Rick Scott
2019– Rick Scott
2019– Ron DeSantis

Senior Judges[]

Senior judges are appointed to temporary judicial duty.[9] Judges who are on senior status at the Fifth DCA include:[10]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Judge Thomas D. Sawaya". Fifth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ "Judge Robert J. Pleus, Jr". Fifth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ "Judge David A. Monaco". Fifth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ "Judge Richard B. Orfinger". Fifth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  5. ^ "Judge Jay P. Cohen". Fifth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  6. ^ https://www.5dca.org/Judges
  7. ^ "Judges - Fifth District Court of Appeal". Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Florida's 5th District Court of Appeal". Voting for Justice. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Senior Judges - Official FL Supreme Court Webpage
  10. ^ Senior Judges - Official FL Fifth DCA Webpage
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