Representative Geraldine F. Thompson, etc. v. Governor Ron DeSantis

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-985 ____________ REPRESENTATIVE GERALDINE F. THOMPSON, Petitioner, vs. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, et al., Respondents. August 27, 2020 MUÑIZ, J. Representative Geraldine Thompson wants us to undo Governor Ron DeSantis’s appointment of Judge Renatha Francis to fill a vacancy in office on this Court. Thompson argues that the Florida Constitution requires Judge Francis to have been a member of the Florida Bar for ten years at the time of the appointment, which Judge Francis undisputedly was not. Thompson asks us to invalidate the appointment, require…