Judge John K. Stargel

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Candidate Background

Judicial experience

Retired or Appointed Elsewhere

Expected Retirement

2023 - present

Judge, 6th District Court of Appeal. Transferred from the 2nd District Court of Appeal.

2020 - 2022

Judge, 2nd District Court of Appeal. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis. Won the retention vote in 2022 (66.3%).

2006 - 2020

Circuit Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit Court. Initially elected in a run off with 54.8% of the vote. in 2012 and 2018 he ran unopposed.

* Appointed instead of running for election because of a vacancy between election cycles.

legal experience

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other relevant tidbits

This judge is a member of the Federalist Society.

This judge is a textualist, who uses an interpretation of the Constitution that is advocated by the Federalist Society.

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