Courts & rulings
Florida · highest court
Supreme Court of Florida
Merit + retention
Chief: Elected by the justices from among themselves to a two-year term (Muniz's chief term runs through June 30, 2026; John D. Couriel was elected to succeed him effective July 1, 2026)..
Justices
All judges & justices →- Carlos G. Muniz
- Jorge Labarga
- John D. Couriel
- Jamie R. Grosshans
- Renatha Francis
- Meredith Sasso
- Adam S. Tanenbaum
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of Florida
Adopted 1968. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Declaration of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Florida constitution means.
Mixed approach
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).