Florida Ballot Initiative: Judicial Merit Retention
Florida voters are being asked to vote whether to retain the Florida Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges listed on the ballot. This is called judicial merit retention.
Under judicial merit retention, justices and appeals court judges appear on the ballot in staggered six-year terms. This year’s election provides voters the opportunity to review three Supreme Court justices (Justice R. Fred Lewis, Justice Barbara J. Pariente, and Justice Peggy A. Quince) and 15 appeals court judges. They all reached their positions originally after being carefully screened by Judicial Nominating Committees and appointed by Florida governors in a process known as judicial merit selection.
Research from The Florida Bar suggests that many Florida voters are unclear of what judicial merit retention means. Often, they skip this section of the ballot. Informing you about merit retention and making available information that could help you in making informed decisions is the goal of a campaign sponsored by The Florida Bar, called The Vote’s in YOUR COURT.
The Florida Bar encourages you through this program to learn about the justices and judges up for merit retention votes so that when Election Day arrives, you will feel confident of your decisions. The vote is in your court.
By law, The Florida Bar — as an official arm of the Supreme Court of Florida — may not endorse or oppose any political or judicial candidate, or otherwise engage in partisan political activities.
Click on the link to read more about Florida Judicial Merit Retention.
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