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 1988 / Active

Arthur M. Birken

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Arthur M. Birken is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1988. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1988 · 38 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1988	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

Polytechnic Institute of New York University
American University

Judicial Record

In our data, Birken authored 1 published opinion for the court (1993). Most cited: Sica v. Sam Caliendo Design, Inc. (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
1993	Sica v. Sam Caliendo Design, Inc.	623 So. 2d 859	8

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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 Arthur M. Birken on?: Arthur M. Birken is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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38 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).