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 2001 / Served to 2008

Lisa Davidson

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Lisa Davidson was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 2001. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 2001–2008 · 7 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2001	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Davidson authored 6 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Avatar Development Corp. v. De Pani Const., Inc. (22 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
2002	Avatar Development Corp. v. De Pani Const., Inc.	834 So. 2d 873	22
2008	Linstroth v. Dorgan	2 So. 3d 305	8
2008	Mineo v. Lakeside Village of Davie, LLC	983 So. 2d 20	4
2008	Moforis v. Moforis	977 So. 2d 786	4
2011	LAURITSEN v. Wallace	67 So. 3d 285	0
2004	Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. Wells	881 So. 2d 668	0

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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 Lisa Davidson on?: Lisa Davidson was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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7 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).