Supreme Court of Florida

Under Article V section 8 of the Florida Constitution, a candidate for judicial office must be a resident of the territorial jurisdiction of the court he is elected to when he assumes office, rather than at the time he files for candidacy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/20/2001
• Published 12/20/2001

Judges

• QUINCE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alex T. Barak, Hollywood, FL;  and Terri-Ann Miller, Aventura, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher D. Brown of Bilzin, Sumberg, Dunn, Baena, Price & Axelrod, LLP, Miami, FL, on behalf of Gina Mendez;  and Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on behalf of Katherine Harris, as Secretary of State, for Respondents.