Retired or Appointed Elsewhere
Expected Retirement
Judge, 5th District Court of Appeal. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush. He won the retention vote in 2020 (72.3%), 2014 (72.5%), and 2008 (70.0%).
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit Court. Appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles.*
County Judge, Brevard County. Appointed by Governor Bob Martinez.*
* Appointed instead of running for election because of a vacancy between election cycles.
Judge Evander practiced law for 8+ years before being appointed County Judge. It appears that he specialized in personal injury law.
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.
He was also an Associate Professor at Mississippi College of Law (1986-1987).
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