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 2002 / Served to 2008

William J. Berger

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

William J. Berger was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 2002. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 2002–2008 · 6 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Berger authored 3 published opinions for the court (2005). Most cited: Orlando v. FEI Hollywood, Inc. (9 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
2005	Orlando v. FEI Hollywood, Inc.	898 So. 2d 167	9
2005	BNP PARIBAS v. Wynne	944 So. 2d 1004	7
2005	Rosenbloom v. Rosenbloom	892 So. 2d 531	7

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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 William J. Berger on?: William J. Berger was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

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6 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).