The judges do not face competition on the ballot. Retention elections for appellate judges ask voters a "yes" or "no" question of whether or not to retain a judge to another term. Partisan organizations and political parties are forbidden from endorsing, supporting, or opposing candidates for office. In the general election, trial court candidates compete in nonpartisan elections. Candidates who are unopposed for any office do not appear on the ballot and are considered automatically elected. Candidates who receive a simple majority (fifty percent plus one vote) of the vote in the primary are considered winners and are not on the ballot in the general election unless a write-in candidate qualifies for the same office. Trial court judicial candidates compete in nonpartisan primaries designed to narrow the field to two candidates for the general election. To get on the ballot, candidates for judicial office are required to obtain signatures equal to at least one percent of the number of registered electors in the geographic boundary of the district. Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2017.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2018.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2019.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2020.
Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2021.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2022.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2023.Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2024.To learn more about judicial selection in Florida, click here. Broward County, Florida Circuit courts Florida 17th Circuit CourtĬounty courts Broward County Court, Florida Criminal DivisionĮlections See also: Florida judicial electionsįlorida is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions.