JUDICIAL RETENTION
Scott D. Makar
Shall Judge Scott D. Makar of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? · Duval County, Florida · 2026-11-03
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Official court biography records Makar’s recommissioning to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in 2023.
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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 Scott D. Makar of the
Open original source ↗ - Scott D. Makar — official biographyFlorida Fifth District Court of Appeal · Captured 2026-10-27
Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal (recommissioned by Governor Ron Desantis, January 1, 2023 - present)
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The court biography records Makar’s February 2012 appointment to the First DCA and January 2023 recommissioning to the Fifth DCA.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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January 1, 2023
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Before appellate service, Makar served as Florida solicitor general and chief of Jacksonville’s appellate legal division.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Solicitor General, State of Florida
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Makar’s official biography lists a University of Florida law degree in 1987 and an economics doctorate in 1993.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Ph.D. (economics), University of Florida, 1993.
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The court biography lists five U.S. Supreme Court cases Makar argued as an attorney, including Graham v. Florida and Holland v. Florida in 2010. This is background, not a judicial voting assessment.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Graham v. Florida
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