The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal appellate court over the following U.S. district courts:
Liberty Counsel is a 501(c)(3) Christian ministry that engages in strategic litigation to promote evangelical Christian values. Liberty Counsel was founded in 1989 by its chairman Mathew Staver and its president Anita L. Staver,who are attorneys and married to each other. The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Liberty Counsel as an anti-LGBT hate group,a designation the group has disputed. The group is a Christian ministry.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit.
The Socialist Party of Florida (SPFL) is the Florida state chapter of the Socialist Party USA,a democratic socialist party. The SPFL appeared on ballots during the 2012 US presidential election in Florida and 2014 Florida gubernatorial election. It is no longer a registered political party in the state.
T. Edward "Ed" Austin Jr. was an American politician and attorney. He served as mayor of Jacksonville,Florida from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the first Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968,and served as State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1969 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1991. Austin was a Democrat for most of his career,but switched parties to become a Republican during his term as mayor,becoming the first Republican to serve in that position since the Reconstruction era.
Johnnie B. Byrd Jr. is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 62 representing Eastern Hillsborough County from 1996 through 2004. He was speaker of the House from 2002 to 2004.
The Florida First District Court of Appeal,also known as the First DCA,is headquartered in Tallahassee,Florida,the state capital. It is unique among the six Florida District Courts of Appeal in that,much like the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at the federal level,it handles most of the appeals in state administrative law matters. It is also solely responsible for handling appeals in workers' compensation cases. It is the Court of Appeals for 29 Florida counties,covering the Panhandle as well as the north-central parts of the state. The First DCA includes the following:First Circuit;Second Circuit;Third Circuit;Eighth Circuit;and Fourteenth Circuit.
The Florida Third District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Miami,Florida. Its ten judges have jurisdiction over cases arising from Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
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. Florida was the 35th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
John Thomas Watson was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 27th Attorney General of Florida from 1941 to 1949.
Charles Merian Cooper was an American attorney and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1893 until 1897.
David Norman Hurd is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Donald Richard Moran,Jr. is a former lawyer and judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Florida for 41 years,including 21 years as chief judge,the longest tenure in Florida history. He was an early advocate of diversion programs for people with substance abuse and directed hundreds of people into treatment rather than jail.
The government of Jacksonville is organized under the city charter and provides for a "strong" mayor–council system. The most notable feature of the government in Jacksonville,Florida,is that it is consolidated with Duval County,which the jurisdictions agreed to in the 1968 Jacksonville Consolidation.
Mark Eaton Walker is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
The 1856 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday,October 6,1856 to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida,one from the state's single at-large congressional district,to represent Florida in the 35th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices,including the presidential election,the senatorial election,the gubernatorial election,and various state and local elections.
Thomas Franklin West was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. West served as a justice on the Florida Supreme Court.
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.
Van Cicero Swearingen was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st Florida Attorney General,serving from 1917 until 1921.
The 1861 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Wednesday,November 6,1861 to elect the two Confederate States Representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's congressional districts,to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices,including the presidential election and various state and local elections.
