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 1997 / Active

Renee Goldenberg

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Renee Goldenberg is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1997. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1946 · age 80
Tenure: Since 1997 · 29 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1997	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

Nova Southeastern University

Judicial Record

In our data, Goldenberg authored 1 published opinion for the court (2009). Most cited: Davis v. Smith (1 citation).

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
2009	Davis v. Smith	998 So. 2d 1212	1

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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 Renee Goldenberg on?: Renee Goldenberg is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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29 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).