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The state Supreme Court is seen in this image from the Florida court system's annual report. Voters across the state are set to weigh the retention of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees Justice Renatha Francis and Justice Meredith Sasso this Nov. 5. | Office of the State Courts Administrator
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JUDGES VOTER GUIDE | Appeals court judge retention

Compare the judges up for retention votes on the Florida Supreme Court, 1st District Court of Appeal and 5th District…

By Casmira Harrison

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Duval County voters will choose a county court judge this election season. | 4th Judicial Circuit Court
August 16, 2024

Two lead in fundraising for Duval judge’s seat

Four candidates are competing for one open judge’s seat in Duval County. They’ve raised tens of thousands of dollars among…

By Casmira Harrison

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The Duval County Courthouse. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 15, 2024

Cleaveland vs. Cox: Campaign finances in race for 4th Circuit judge

Campaign finance reports indicate where candidates Nancy Cleaveland and Ashley Wells Cox are getting their money — and where they’re…

By Casmira Harrison

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The Duval County Courthouse. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 2, 2024

Meet the judicial candidates in the primary election

Six candidates are running for two seats in the primary election Aug. 20. Here are the remarks they made at…

By Casmira Harrison

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A former Putnam County school resource officer was sentenced to life in prison for a sexual relationship with a child.
July 24, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Can a judicial candidate advertise herself as ‘conservative’?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why a judicial candidate can advertise as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.…

By Dan Scanlan

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A Duval County ballot for the election Nov. 8, 2022.
October 12, 2022

NOV. 8 VOTER GUIDE: Northeast Florida judges

Voters don’t pick Florida Supreme Court and appellate judges, but they can fire them through a nonpartisan “merit retention vote”…

By Claire Heddles

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