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 1986 / Active

Scott Brownell

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

Scott Brownell is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, serving since 1986. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: Since 1986 · 39 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1986	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Brownell authored 2 published opinions for the court (1998). Most cited: In Re Estate of Robinson (14 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
1998	In Re Estate of Robinson	720 So. 2d 540	14
1998	Fleet Finance & Mortg., Inc. v. Carey	707 So. 2d 949	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 Brownell on?: Scott Brownell is a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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39 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).