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 1964 / Served to 1976

John Hodges

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

John Hodges was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1964. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1964–1976 · 12 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1964	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Hodges authored 7 published opinions for the court (1964–1976). Most cited: River Hills, Inc. v. Edwards (19 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
1966	River Hills, Inc. v. Edwards	190 So. 2d 415	19
1964	Baum v. Pines Realty, Inc.	164 So. 2d 517	19
1967	Mirras v. Mirras	202 So. 2d 887	14
1964	Lund v. Lund	161 So. 2d 873	11
1967	Bobby Jones Garden Apts., Inc. v. Connecticut Mut. L. Ins. Co.	202 So. 2d 226	9
1964	Holiday Hospital Association v. Schwarz	166 So. 2d 493	7
1976	FLA. BD. OF REG. OF DEPT. OF ED. v. Harris	338 So. 2d 215	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 Hodges on?: John Hodges was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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12 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).