How do judges of the Florida District Courts of Appeal reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is merit selection with retention.

Florida District Courts of Appeal / Joined 2000 / Active

Alfred J. Horowitz

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Alfred J. Horowitz is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 2000. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 2000 · 26 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

Samford University

Judicial Record

In our data, Horowitz authored 5 published opinions for the court (2004–2013). Most cited: Collins Moving & Storage Corp. v. Kirkell (8 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2004	Collins Moving & Storage Corp. v. Kirkell	867 So. 2d 1179	8
2007	Fields v. Kirton	961 So. 2d 1127	7
2013	Willis v. Red Reef, Inc.	921 So. 2d 681	5
2007	Jacobs v. State	962 So. 2d 934	4
2007	J. Lynn Const. v. Fairways at Boca Golf	962 So. 2d 928	3

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the Florida District Courts of Appeal reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is merit selection with retention.
Which court is Alfred J. Horowitz on?: Alfred J. Horowitz is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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26 years on the Florida District Courts of Appeal. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).