Charles R. Wilson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Florida since January 6,2015,as a result of a ruling in Brenner v. Scott from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The court ruled the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional on August 21,2014. The order was stayed temporarily. State attempts at extending the stay failed,with the U.S. Supreme Court denying further extension on December 19,2014. In addition,a state court ruling in Pareto v. Ruvin allowed same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses in Miami-Dade County on the afternoon of January 5,2015. In another state case challenging the state's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples,a Monroe County court in Huntsman v. Heavilin stayed enforcement of its decision pending appeal and the stay expired on January 6,2015.
James Shelton Moody Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Stanley Marcus is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Scott Douglas Makar is an American lawyer,college professor and Judge on Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal,recommissioned from the First District Court of Appeal on January 1,2023 by Governor Ron DeSantis. Previously he was the Florida Solicitor General serving from 2007 until 2012 and in that position,argued five cases before the United States Supreme Court.
Barbara Lagoa is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to becoming a federal judge,she was the first Latina and Cuban American woman appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
In Brenner v. Scott and its companion case,Grimsley v. Scott,a U.S. district court found Florida's constitutional and statutory same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional. On August 21,2014,the court issued a preliminary injunction that prevents that state from enforcing its bans and then stayed its injunction until stays are lifted in the three same-sex marriage cases then petitioning for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court–Bostic,Bishop,and Kitchen–and for 91 days thereafter. When the district court's preliminary injunction took effect on January 6,2015,enforcement of Florida's bans on same-sex marriage ended.
The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Carlos Genaro Muñiz is the chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22,2019. Previously,he was General Counsel of the United States Department of Education.
Florida Amendment 4,also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative,is an amendment to the Constitution of Florida passed by ballot initiative on November 6,2018,as part of the 2018 Florida elections. The proposition restored the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole or probation. The amendment does not apply to Floridians convicted of murder or sexual offenses.
Ashley Brooke Moody is an American attorney and politician serving as the Florida attorney general since January 2019. Moody previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and a circuit court judge in Hillsborough County.
Mike Beltran is an American politician in the state of Florida. He is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 70th district,which includes part of Hillsborough County.
Robert Joshua Luck is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and was formerly a justice of the Florida Supreme Court. A Miami native,he has previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and as a judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and then the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.
Laurel Frances Lee is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representatives for Florida's 15th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,she was a judge on Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2019 and was the 30th Secretary of State of Florida from 2019 to 2022.
Renatha Sian Francis is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida since 2022. She previously served as a circuit judge in Palm Beach County from 2019 to 2022.
Jamie Rutland Grosshans is a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
The 2022 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody was reelected for a second term,defeating Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala by a 21-point margin.
Monique Haughton Worrell is a former prosecutor and Democratic politician who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. In August 2023,Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended her and appointed an acting state attorney operating the office.
