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 1977 / Active

Charles Carlton

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Charles Carlton is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1977. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1977 · 49 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1977	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Carlton authored 5 published opinions for the court (1960–1980). Most cited: JC Penney Co., Inc. v. Koff (39 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
1977	JC Penney Co., Inc. v. Koff	345 So. 2d 732	39
1960	Cradock v. Cooper	123 So. 2d 256	21
1976	Jacobs v. Petrino	351 So. 2d 1036	18
1977	Black v. Palm Beach County	342 So. 2d 1034	6
1980	State v. Moyer	394 So. 2d 433	4

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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 Charles Carlton on?: Charles Carlton is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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49 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).