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 1987 / Served to 1989

William C. Gridley

Judge, Florida District Courts of Appeal

William C. Gridley was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal, who joined the court in 1987. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure: 1987–1989 · 2 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1987	Florida District Courts of Appeal	–	–

Education

University of Florida
University of Florida

Judicial Record

In our data, Gridley authored 2 published opinions for the court (1975–1992). Most cited: Lee v. State (16 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
1975	Lee v. State	318 So. 2d 431	16
1992	Bishop v. First Nat. Bank of Florida	609 So. 2d 722	11

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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 C. Gridley on?: William C. Gridley was a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal.

Sources

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2 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).