JUDICIAL RETENTION
John M. Harris
Shall Judge John M. Harris of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? · Duval County, Florida · 2026-11-03
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Official court biography says Harris was appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in July 2018.
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Election listing & cited passages
- Duval 2026 General All-Races Sample BallotDuval County Supervisor of Elections · Captured 2026-10-27
Shall Judge John M. Harris of the Fifth
Open original source ↗ - John M. Harris — official biographyFlorida Fifth District Court of Appeal · Captured 2026-10-27
Judge John M. Harris was appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal by Governor Rick Scott in July, 2018.
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The Fifth DCA biography records Harris’s July 2018 appellate appointment, after sixteen years as a trial judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
- Judge John M. Harris / Judges - - Fifth District Court of AppealFifth District Court of Appeal · Captured 2026-10-27
July, 2018
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Harris served in criminal, civil, probate and appellate administration and was selected as Eighteenth Circuit chief judge in 2013 and 2017.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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first in 2013 and then again in 2017
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The court biography lists a 1991 law degree from Florida State University and earlier psychology/criminal-justice study at Oklahoma University.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Florida State University College of Law in 1991
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