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 1984 / Served to 2008

Kevin Davey

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Kevin Davey was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1984. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1984–2008 · 24 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1984	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Davey authored 3 published opinions for the court (1986). Most cited: Traylor v. State (8 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
1986	Traylor v. State	498 So. 2d 1297	8
1986	Scott v. Sandestin Corporation	491 So. 2d 334	6
1986	Little Munyon Island v. DEPT. OF ENVIRON. REG.	492 So. 2d 735	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 was Kevin Davey on?: Kevin Davey was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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24 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).