The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its twelve judges have jurisdiction over cases arising in Palm Beach County, Broward County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, Indian River County, and Okeechobee County.

History The Fourth District Court of Appeal was created in 1965, and located in Vero Beach. In 1967, the Legislature relocated the Fourth District to West Palm Beach, and the Court moved to its permanent site on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in 1970.

Active judges NameFourth District Court of Appeal Judges Florida Fourth District Court of AppealStartChief TermTerm ExpiresAppointer, Chief Judge– present (R)– (R)– June 30, 2011 (D)– June 30, 2013 (R)– (R)– June 30, 2017 (R)– June 30, 2019 (R)– (R)– (R)– (R)– (R)– (R)

Former judges Charles O. Andrews Jr.1965–1967Sherman N. Smith Jr.1965–1967James H. Walden1965–1976 \ 1982–1990Spencer C. Cross1967–1979David L. McCain1967–1970John L. Reed Jr.1967–1973William C. Owen Jr.1967–1976Gerald Mager1970–1977James C. Downey1973–1992James E. Alderman1976–1978Harry Lee Anstead1977–1994James C. Dauksch1977–1979Gavin K. Letts1977–1993John H. Moore II1977–1981John R. Beranek1978–1984George W. Hersey1979–1995Hugh S. Glickstein1979–1998Daniel T. K. Hurley1979–1986John W. Dell1981–2001Rosemary Barkett1984–1985Bobby W. Gunther1986–2007Barry J. Stone1986–2008Mark E. Polen1989–2013Eugene Garrett1989–1993Gary M. Farmer1991–2010Larry A. Klein1993–2009Barbara Pariente1993–1997W. Matthew Stevenson1993–2016George A. Shahood1995–2009Fred A. Hazouri1998–2013Carol Y. Taylor1998–2020Jorge Labarga2008

Judicial Nominating Commission List of members on the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission: Debra Jenks, Chair (term expiring 2024) Alexis M. Yarbrough, Vice Chair (term expiring 2024) Rian Jensine Balfour (term expiring 2022) David Keller (term expiring 2022) Mark Miller (term expiring 2022) Paul Lopez (term expiring 2022) Susan H. Aprill (term expiring 2023) Robert Allen (term expiring 2023) Eric Yesner (term expiring 2024)

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 Third District Court of Appeal Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal

References

External links Website of the Florida District Courts of Appeal Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Website