Daniel B. Merritt, Jr.
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Daniel Burrell Merritt, Jr. is a Citrus and Hernando County judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was elected to this position in November of 2006 and took office the following January 2. He was re-elected in 2012 and his current term expires in January of 2019.[1][2]
His father, Daniel B. Merritt, Sr. is a judge of the same circuit court.[3]
Biography and Education
Merritt was born in Sulphur, LA, but grew up in Hernando County, FL. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin and his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.[4]
Career
Merritt began his career working summers (from 1988 to 1990) as a law clerk with his dad at Merritt and Mason. He became a private practice lawyer in 1997 and worked in that capacity until he was elected to the circuit court in 2006. He also served as a volunteer judge for the Teen Court from 1992.[4]
2012 election
Merritt was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sumter County Supervisor of Elections, ""Elected Officials," accessed May 25, 2014"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ TampaBay.com, "'Judge Merritt' is taken, but name is least of his concerns," December 24, 2006
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 TampaBay.com, "From a skinny cub to a Tiger," August 14, 2005
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
