Regional appellate court in West Palm Beach
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in West Palm Beach , Florida . Its twelve judges have jurisdiction over cases arising in Palm Beach County , Broward County , St. Lucie County , Martin County , Indian River County , and Okeechobee County .
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History
The Fourth District Court of Appeal was created in 1965, and located in Vero Beach. In 1967, the Legislature relocated the Fourth District to West Palm Beach, and the Court moved to its permanent site on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in 1970.
Active Judges
Name[ 1]
Appointed
Chief Judge
Current Term Expires
Appointing Governor
Spencer D. Levine
2009
July 1, 2019 – present
2023
Charlie Crist , Republican
Martha C. Warner
1989
July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2001
2021
Bob Martinez , Republican
Robert M. Gross
1995
December 1, 2008 – June 30, 2011
2023
Lawton Chiles , Democrat
Melanie G. May
2002
July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013
2023
Jeb Bush , Republican
Dorian K. Damoorgian
2008
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015
2023
Charlie Crist, Republican
Cory J. Ciklin
2008
July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2017
2023
Charlie Crist, Republican
Jonathan D. Gerber
2009
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019
2023
Charlie Crist, Republican
Burton C. Conner
2011
–
2025
Rick Scott , Republican
Alan O. Forst
2013
–
2021
Rick Scott, Republican
Mark W. Klingensmith
2013
–
2021
Rick Scott, Republican
Jeffrey T. Kuntz
2016
–
2025
Rick Scott, Republican
Edward L. Artau
2020
–
2023
Ron DeSantis , Republican
Charles O. Andrews, Jr.
1965–1967
Sherman N. Smith, Jr.
1965–1967
James H. Walden
1965–1976 \ 1982–1990
Spencer C. Cross
1967–1979
David L. McCain
1967–1970
John L. Reed, Jr.
1967–1973
William C. Owen, Jr.
1967–1976
Gerald Mager
1970–1977
James C. Downey
1973–1992
James E. Alderman
1976–1978
Harry Lee Anstead
1977–1994
James C. Dauksch
1977–1979
Gavin K. Letts
1977–1993
John H. Moore II
1977–1981
John R. Beranek
1978–1984
George W. Hersey
1979–1995
Hugh S. Glickstein
1979–1998
Daniel T. K. Hurley
1979–1986
John W. Dell
1981–2001
Rosemary Barkett
1984–1985
Bobby W. Gunther
1986–2007
Barry J. Stone
1986–2008
Mark E. Polen
1989–2013
Eugene Garrett
1989–1993
Gary M. Farmer
1991–2010
Larry A. Klein
1993–2009
Barbara Pariente
1993–1997
W. Matthew Stevenson
1993–2016
George A. Shahood
1995–2009
Fred A. Hazouri
1998–2013
Carol Y. Taylor
1998–2020
Jorge Labarga
2008
Judicial Nominating Commission
List of members on the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission:
Debra Jenks, Chair (term expiring 2024)
Alexis M. Yarbrough, Vice Chair (term expiring 2024)
Rian Jensine Balfour (term expiring 2022)
David Keller (term expiring 2022)
Mark Miller (term expiring 2022)
Paul Lopez (term expiring 2022)
Susan H. Aprill (term expiring 2023)
Robert Allen (term expiring 2023)
Eric Yesner (term expiring 2024)
See also
References
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