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 1983 / Active

Dennis Maloney

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Dennis Maloney is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1983. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1983 · 43 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1983	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

University of Florida

Judicial Record

In our data, Maloney authored 2 published opinions for the court (1984–1985). Most cited: Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann v. Altman (11 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
1985	Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann v. Altman	468 So. 2d 286	11
1984	General Guar. Ins. Co. v. Bolivar	460 So. 2d 1011	5

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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 Dennis Maloney on?: Dennis Maloney is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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43 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).