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Chris Nash
Chris Nash is a judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court. Nash assumed office in 2015. Nash's current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Nash won re-election for judge of the Florida 13th Circuit Court outright in the general election on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Nash was appointed by Governor Rick Scott (R) on May 1, 2015, to replace Judge Charles "Ed" Bergmann on the circuit court. Nash was previously a judge on the Hillsborough County Court from 2013 to 2015.[1]
Education
Nash earned his B.A. in political science with honors from the University of Florida in 1993 and his J.D. with honors from the same university in 1997. He also holds an MBA from the University of Florida, which he earned at the same time as his J.D.[2]
Career
- 2015-Present: Judge, Thirteenth Circuit Court
- Appointed by Governor Rick Scott (R) on May 1, 2015.
- 2013-2015: Judge, Hillsborough County Court, Florida
- Appointed by Governor Rick Scott (R) on May 6, 2013
- 2004-2013: Partner, Leavengood & Nash P.A.
- 2000-2004: Associate, Akerman Senterfitt P.A.
- 1999-2000: Associate, Ketchey Horan, P.A.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2014: President-Elect, American Inns of Court, Tampa Bay Inn
- 2014: Planning Committee, HCBA 5K Race to Support Pro Bono
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
- George Edgecomb Bar Association[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Chris Nash (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2016
Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. [3]
| Florida 13th Circuit Court, Group 17 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Chris Nash Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan elections
There are 597 judges on the Florida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.[4]
The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident;
- admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
- under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 is mandatory).
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Nash ran for re-election to the Hillsborough County Court.
Primary: He was elected in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 65.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Norman S. Cannella, Jr.
[5][6]
Endorsements
- The Tampa Tribune[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Nash did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Saint Peters Blog, "Gov. Scott names Tampa’s Christopher Nash and Mark Kiser to Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court," May 1, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Candidate Election Cycle," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Florida Election Night Reporting, "Hillsborough County 2014 Primary Election," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Online, "Editorial: Our picks for the primaries," August 10, 2014
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