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Judges: Who are they, and why are they on the ballot?

Current judges on the Florida Supreme and Appellate Courts: Judge Carlos Muniz, Judge J. Andrew Atkinson, Judge Morris Silberman, Judge Daniel H. Sleet and Andrea Teves Smith By Deirdre O’Leary, Staff Writer PINELLAS COUNTY - In Florida, judges on the Supreme and Appellate Courts are appointed by the governor and then “retained” by the voters every […]

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