Retired or Appointed Elsewhere
Expected Retirement
Judge, 5th District Court of Appeal. Appointed by Governor Rick Scott. Won the retention vote in 2020 (72.9%).
Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit Court. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush.* He ran unopposed in 2014 and 2008.
County Judge, Brevard County. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush.*
* Appointed instead of running for election because of a vacancy between election cycles.
Before he became a judge, Harris had about 11 years of experience as an attorney. In that time, he argued 100 non-jury trials and 300 cases for administrative bodies (government agencies). He focused on business and commercial litigation, including employee disputes, evictions, collections, and asset/business acquisition. Other civil specializations include estate planning, insurance law, construction law, governmental and family law. He also represented his clients in an appeal, if needed.
This judge is a member of the Federalist Society.
This judge is a textualist, who uses an interpretation of the Constitution that is advocated by the Federalist Society.
In 1997 he was an adjunct professor at UCF, teaching a course in legal research. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Judicial Mentor.
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