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 1985 / Active

Patti Henning

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Patti Henning is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1985. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1985 · 41 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1985	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

University of Florida

Judicial Record

In our data, Henning authored 3 published opinions for the court (1996). Most cited: Kraft v. Mason (24 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
1996	Kraft v. Mason	668 So. 2d 679	24
1996	Casbar v. Dicanio	666 So. 2d 1028	8
1996	Wiborg v. Eisenberg	671 So. 2d 832	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 is Patti Henning on?: Patti Henning is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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41 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).