Legal Opinion
Pleus v. Crist
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 2, 2009No. SC09-565PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, J.
Petitioner Robert J. Pleus, Jr., a retired judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeal, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court seeking an order compelling Governor Crist to fill the vacancy created in the Fifth District Court of Appeal by the Petitioner’s mandatory resignation.1 The issue raised by the petition concerns the extent of the Governor’s authority in making judicial appointments under the Florida Constitution.2 Specifically, we are called upon to decide whether the Governor must fill the vacancy created by Petitioner’s resignation with a judicial appointment from the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc. v. SeegerSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Huffman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Crist v. FL. ASS'N OF CRIM. DEFENSE LAWYERSSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Fla. Soc. of Ophthalmology v. Fla. OptometricSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- In Re Advisory Opinion to GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Board of County Commissioners Broward County Florida v. Lori Parrish, Broward County Property AppraiserDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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