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 1973 / Served to 1982

Elizabeth A. Kovachevich

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Elizabeth A. Kovachevich was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1973–1982 · 9 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1973	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

University of Miami
Stetson University

Judicial Record

In our data, Kovachevich authored 4 published opinions for the court (1977). Most cited: Franklin v. White Egret Condominium, Inc. (13 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	Franklin v. White Egret Condominium, Inc.	358 So. 2d 1084	13
1977	Pendleton v. State	348 So. 2d 1206	10
1977	Amsler v. American Home Assur. Co.	348 So. 2d 68	10
1977	Trudeau v. State	348 So. 2d 66	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 was Elizabeth A. Kovachevich on?: Elizabeth A. Kovachevich was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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9 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).