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 1972 / Served to 1988

John Cox

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

John Cox was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1972. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1972–1988 · 16 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1972	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Cox authored 4 published opinions for the court (2000–2010). Most cited: Trikon Sunrise Associates, LLC v. Brice Building Co. (5 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
2010	Trikon Sunrise Associates, LLC v. Brice Building Co.	41 So. 3d 315	5
2010	Joseph v. State	41 So. 3d 307	3
2010	Noto v. State	42 So. 3d 814	2
2000	Hemingway v. State	762 So. 2d 957	2

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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 John Cox on?: John Cox was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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16 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).