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Florida Supreme Court
The highest court in Florida. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
6 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1845Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
John Daniel Couriel
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 1, 2020
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Renatha Francis
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2022
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jamie Rutland Grosshans
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 14, 2020
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jorge Labarga
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 6, 2009
Appointed by Charlie Crist (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Carlos Muñiz
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 22, 2019
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Meredith Sasso
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 23, 2023
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Adam Tanenbaum
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 14, 2026
Appointed by Ron DeSantis (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Florida Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.