Out of Step: North Florida Counties Vote Against Justices
Florida Supreme Court justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince easily won merit-retention elections last week, each topping 67 percent of the vote.
Justices Top $1.5 Million in Merit-Retention Fight
Trying to fend off a challenge to their jobs, Florida Supreme Court justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince received about $166,000 in contributions between Oct. 13 and Nov. 1 — bringing their combined overall total to more than $1.5 million, newly filed records show.
An Open Letter to Floridians: Thurston Urges Voters to Reject Amendment 5
Every six years, state law requires that the justices come before voters to prove whether they still demonstrate the qualities needed to render fair and impartial rulings.
‘Floridians Deserve Better’: Justices Slam Critics
Three justices of the Florida Supreme Court used a forum Friday at Florida State University to hit back at their critics, while campaign filings showed the trio had raised more than $1 million for their electoral defense.
Conservative Koch Brothers Meddle in Florida Supreme Court Fray
A move to oust three justices from the Florida Supreme Court gained steam Tuesday as a conservative group critical of their rulings joined other already established opponents angered over recent decisions on a range of issues from voting rights to ObamaCare.
WARNING: FLORIDA GOP MOVES TO TAKE OVER SUPREME COURT
The Republican Party of Florida injected itself into a heated battle over the future of the state Supreme Court on Friday, issuing a brief statement saying the GOP opposes three justices who form the backbone of the court’s left-of-center majority.
Judge Throws Out Challenge to 3 Supremes on November Ballot
A Leon County judge Wednesday tossed out a suit seeking to block three sitting Supreme Court justices from the November election ballot, the latest chapter in an ongoing saga about how the trio filed their qualifying papers.
Scott Asks FDLE to Look into Justices
Gov. Rick Scott has forwarded Rep. Scott Plakon’s call for a review of three Supreme Court justices’ campaign filings to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement without ordering an investigation, according to a report on The Palm Beach Post’s political blog.
GOP Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Supreme Court Justices
The controversy about how Supreme Court justices filed papers necessary to run for re-election grew Thursday, as a Republican lawmaker called for an investigation into whether the justices broke the law.
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