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Carlos Muñiz
Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Background: Muñiz received a law degree from Yale University in 1997, during which time he served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. Throughout his career, Muñiz worked as deputy general counsel to Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and policy director of the Republican Party of Florida.
At a glance
- Court
- Florida Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R); retained by voters in a retention election in 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- January 22, 2019
- Current term ends
- January 5, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Virginia, 1991
- Law: Yale University, 1997
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Carlos Muñiz’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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