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 1959 / Served to 1980

Otis Farrington

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Otis Farrington was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1959. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1959–1980 · 21 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1959	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Farrington authored 9 published opinions for the court (1959–1980). Most cited: Henningsen v. Smith (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
1965	Henningsen v. Smith	174 So. 2d 85	22
1970	Williams v. State	239 So. 2d 127	16
1980	State v. Robinson	379 So. 2d 712	14
1959	Fulford v. State	113 So. 2d 572	14
1968	Seaboard Air Line RR Co. v. California Chemical Co.	210 So. 2d 757	10
1974	In Re Estate of Rutherfurd	304 So. 2d 517	9
1970	Brevard County v. Jacks	238 So. 2d 156	9
1965	Wilson v. State	171 So. 2d 903	7
1980	Foliage Corp. of Florida, Inc. v. Watson	381 So. 2d 356	6

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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 Otis Farrington on?: Otis Farrington was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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21 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).