The solicitor general of the United States is the fourth-highest ranking official within the United States Department of Justice who represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Elizabeth Prelogar has been serving in the role since October 28,2021.
The district courts of appeal (DCAs) are the intermediate appellate courts of the Florida state court system. There are currently six DCAs:
The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of seven justices–one of whom serves as Chief Justice. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity,and one is selected at large.
Paul Drew Clement is an American lawyer who served as U.S. Solicitor General from 2004 to 2008 and is known for his advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court. He established his own law firm,Clement &Murphy,in 2022 after leaving Kirkland &Ellis,following that firm’s decision to end its Second Amendment work. He is also a Distinguished Lecturer in Law at Georgetown University and an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 14,2005,for the post of Solicitor General,confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8,2005,and took the oath of office on June 13.
The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Daytona Beach,Florida.
The Solicitor General of Ohio,Ohio Solicitor General,State Solicitor of Ohio,or Ohio State Solicitor is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for the U.S. State of Ohio. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Ohio Attorney General that focuses on the office's major appellate cases. The majority of the cases handled by the Solicitor are argued in the United States Supreme Court or the Supreme Court of Ohio. However some cases within the Solicitor's responsibilities are under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the state appellate courts. The Solicitor represents the Attorney General of Ohio before the Supreme Court of Ohio and other appellate courts,as needed. He write most of the amicus briefs filed by the Ohio attorney general’s office.
Carolyn Barbara Kuhl is a judge on the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After receiving her Juris Doctor degree in 1977 from Duke Law School,she clerked for future Supreme Court Justice,Anthony M. Kennedy,from 1977 to 1978. From 1981 to 1986,she served in the United States Department of Justice. She worked as a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Munger,Tolles &Olson,focusing on civil business litigation with a specialty in appellate litigation,from 1986 to 1995. She became a judge on the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles in 1995 and was nominated to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on June 22,2001 by President George W. Bush.
Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection,560 U.S. 702 (2010),was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Florida Supreme Court did not effect an unconstitutional taking of littoral property owners' rights to future accretions and to contact the water by upholding Florida's beach renourishment program.
The solicitor general of Florida or Florida solicitor general is the top appellate (appeals) solicitor (lawyer) for the U.S. State of Florida. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Florida Attorney General and the individual serves at the pleasure of the attorney general. Many of the cases handled by the Solicitor are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Florida. However some cases within the solicitor's responsibilities are under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the state appellate courts. The solicitor represents the Florida attorney general before the Florida Supreme Court and other appellate courts,as needed. He also decides whether the State of Florida has an interest in all cases filed in the Florida Supreme Court and if the state should file or join an amicus brief.
The Florida State Courts System is the unified state court system of Florida.
Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard,known professionally as Nina Pillard,is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before becoming a judge,Pillard was a tenured law professor at Georgetown University.
Kevin Christopher Newsom is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The University of Florida Levin College of Law Journal of Law &Public Policy is a quarterly law review published by the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law,and is the only interdisciplinary journal at the law school. The journal was founded by Florida's First District Court of Appeals Judge Scott Makar in 1987,and is run by sixty student members and one staff assistant,with the aid of a faculty advisor. The journal publishes articles,essays,and lectures.
Daniel E. Nordby was General Counsel to Florida Governor Rick Scott. He served as the chief legal advisor to the Governor and chief advisor on Florida judicial appointments. He is a partner in the Tallahassee office of the law firm of Shutts &Bowen LLP where he handles civil and administrative litigation and appeals.
The Solicitor General of Texas is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for the U.S. state of Texas. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Texas Attorney General that focuses on the office's major appellate cases. The majority of the cases handled by the Solicitor are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Texas. However some cases within the Solicitor's responsibilities are under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the state appellate courts. The Solicitor represents the Attorney General of Texas before the Supreme Court of Texas and other appellate courts,as needed. The Office of the Solicitor General writes most of the amicus briefs filed by the Texas attorney general's office.
Wendy Leigh Williams Berger is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She previously served as a Florida state District Judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Amit Agarwal formerly served as Solicitor General of Florida,an office he held since June 2016. In October 2021,Agarwal joined the law firm of Holland &Knight as a partner.
Benjamin Michael Flowers is an American lawyer from Ohio who has served as the Solicitor General of Ohio since 2019.
Joseph Lewis,Jr. is a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
