St. Johns County, Florida (Judicial)

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St. Johns County is located within the Florida 7th Circuit Court.

The people of St. Johns County are served by a Circuit Court and a County Court.

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida has jurisdiction in St. Johns County. Appeals from the Middle District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

St. Johns County, Florida

## Circuit courts[edit]

### Florida 7th Circuit Court

* Leah R. Case
* James R. Clayton
* Dennis P. Craig
* Karen Foxman
* Matthew M. Foxman
* Margaret W. Hudson
* Christopher Kelly
* Kellie Jo Killebrew
* Howard Maltz
* Frank Marriott
* Howard McGillin Jr.
* A. Kathleen McNeilly
* Dawn D. Nichols
* Mike Orfinger
* Terence R. Perkins
* Randell H. Rowe III
* R. Lee Smith
* J. Michael Traynor
* Sandy Upchurch
* Kathy Weston
* Clyde E. Wolfe
* Raul A. Zambrano[1]

## County courts[edit]

### St. Johns County Court, Florida

* Charles J. Tinlin
* Alexander R. Christine, Jr.[2]

# Elections[edit]

See also: Florida judicial elections

Florida is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Florida, click here.

* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* Florida judicial elections, 2014
* Florida judicial elections, 2012
* Florida judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

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.[3] Trial court judicial candidates compete in nonpartisan primaries designed to narrow the field to two candidates for the general election. 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. Candidates who are unopposed for any office do not appear on the ballot and are considered automatically elected.[4][5]

### General election[edit]

In the general election, trial court candidates compete in nonpartisan elections. Partisan organizations and political parties are forbidden from endorsing, supporting, or opposing candidates for office.[6]

### Retention election[edit]

Retention elections for appellate judges ask voters a "yes" or "no" question of whether or not to retain a judge to another term. The judges do not face competition on the ballot. If a majority of votes are in favor of a particular judge, that judge will be retained to a new term.[7]

## See also[edit]

* Florida counties
* Courts in Florida

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Florida 7th Circuit Court, "Circuit Judges," accessed August 14, 2014
2. ↑ Florida 7th Circuit Court, "County Judges," accessed August 14, 2014
3. ↑ Florida Election Law, "Sec. 105.035(e)," accessed April 29, 2014
4. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed May 4, 2014
5. ↑ Florida State Legislature, "2017 Florida Statutes, Chapter 105, Nonpartisan Elections," accessed September 25, 2017
6. ↑ Florida Election Code, "Sec. 105.09," accessed May 4, 2014
7. ↑ Florida Election Law, "Sec. 105.051," accessed April 29, 2014

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