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Dee Anna Farnell

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Dee Anna Farnell

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Prior offices
Florida 6th Circuit Court
Successor: Joshua Riba

Education

Law

Stetson University College of Law, 1983

Dee Anna Farnell is a former judge of the Florida 6th Circuit Court, serving from 1995 to 2020.[1] She retired on July 31, 2020.[2]

Education

Farnell graduated from the Stetson University College of Law in 1983.[3]

Career

Prior to becoming a Circuit Court judge, Farnell worked as an attorney in St. Petersburg.[4]

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2018)

General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Dee Anna Farnell won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
Dee Anna Farnell (Nonpartisan)

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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.[5]

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:[5]

  • 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).

2012

See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012

Farnell was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[6]

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