Florida Third District Court of Appeal
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The Florida Third District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Its eleven judges have jurisdiction over cases arising from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
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[edit] History
The Third District Court of Appeal (DCA) was one of the first three DCAs created by the Florida legislature in 1957. Court was first held in a room of the University of Miami School of Law. Then, from 1960 to 1976, court sessions took place at the State Office Building. It wasn't until 1976 that the court finally had its own facility to conduct its business. This courthouse was dedicated by Governor Reubin Askew in the fall of 1976. In 1990 an addition was added to keep pace with the court's continued growth. The courthouse has won the recognition of the American Institute of Architects (South Florida Chapter) and in 1981 Governor Bob Graham gave the court the Governor's Design Award.
The court's original three judges (Charles A. Carroll, Mallory H. Horton and Tillman Pearson) have increased to eleven as of 2007.
[edit] Judges
Judges who have served on the Third DCA include:
- Gerald B. Cope, Jr., currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- David M. Gersten, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Melvia B. Green, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- John G. Fletcher, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Juan Ramirez, Jr., currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Linda Ann Wells, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Frank A. Shepherd, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Richard J. Suarez, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Angel A. Cortiñas, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Leslie B. Rothenberg, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Barbara Lagoa, currently serving, as of July 17, 2006
- Charles A. Carroll, deceased, served from 1957 to 1974
- Mallory H. Horton, deceased, served from 1957 to 1965
- Tillman Pearson, deceased, served from 1957 to 1980
- Thomas H. Barkdull, Jr., served from 1961 to 1996
- Norman Hendry, deceased, served from 1961 to 1988
- Richard H.M. Swann, deceased, served from 1965 to 1972
- Robert M. Haverfield, deceased, served from 1972 to 1980
- Raymond G. Nathan, deceased, served from 1974 to 1978
- Phillip A. Hubbart, served from 1977 to 1996
- James W. Kehoe, deceased, served from 1977 to 1979
- Alan R. Schwartz, served from 1978 to 2004
- Joseph Nesbitt, deceased, served from 1979 to 1999
- Natalie Baskin, deceased, served from 1980 to 1996
- Daniel S. Pearson, deceased, served from 1980 to 1989
- Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., deceased, served from 1980 to 1993
- James R. Jorgenson, deceased, served from 1981 to 2003
- David L. Levy, served from 1989 to 2006
- Mario P. Goderich, served from 1990 to 2005
- Robert L. Shevin, deceased, served from 1996 to 2005
- Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr., served from 1997 to 2002
[edit] See also
- Florida District Courts of Appeal (for history and general overview)
- Florida First District Court of Appeal
- Florida Second District Court of Appeal
- Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
- Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
