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 1993 / Active

Michael B. Chavies

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Michael B. Chavies is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1993. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1993 · 33 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1993	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Chavies authored 4 published opinions for the court (1999–2004). Most cited: Grimsley v. Inverrary Resort Hotel, Ltd. (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
1999	Grimsley v. Inverrary Resort Hotel, Ltd.	748 So. 2d 299	8
1999	Domis v. State	755 So. 2d 683	5
2004	Garcia v. Arraga	872 So. 2d 266	3
1999	Antokal v. Llana	763 So. 2d 1067	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 is Michael B. Chavies on?: Michael B. Chavies is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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33 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).