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 1957 / Served to 1959

Elwyn Thomas

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Elwyn Thomas was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1957. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1957–1959 · 2 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1957	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Thomas authored 2 published opinions for the court (1959). Most cited: Barnett v. Butler (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
1959	Barnett v. Butler	112 So. 2d 907	13
1959	Randolph v. Clack	113 So. 2d 270	9

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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 Elwyn Thomas on?: Elwyn Thomas was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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2 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).