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 1998 / Active

Scott Bernstein

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Scott Bernstein is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1998. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1998 · 28 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Bernstein authored 4 published opinions for the court (2004–2007). Most cited: State v. Commerce Commercial Leasing, LLC (27 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
2007	State v. Commerce Commercial Leasing, LLC	946 So. 2d 1253	27
2004	Guess v. City of Miramar	889 So. 2d 840	7
2004	Mijarez v. State	889 So. 2d 827	6
2004	Causin v. Leal	881 So. 2d 20	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 is Scott Bernstein on?: Scott Bernstein is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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28 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).