Dina Keever
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2022
Dina Keever is a judge of the Fifteenth Circuit Court in Florida. She was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) on June 18, 2015. Keever won election to a full term in the primary election on August 30, 2016.
Biography
Keever received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and a J.D. from Florida State University. From 1995 to 1998, she was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. She continued in that role in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1998 to 2002. From 2009 to 2012, she worked as a private attorney with Lewis Tein, P.L. In 2013, she opened her own practice and then transitioned to working at McCabe Rabin, P.A. until her appointment to the circuit court.[1]
Elections
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. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients. Incumbent Dina Keever defeated Robert Ostrov in the Group 1 primary election for Florida's 15th Circuit Court.[2]
| Florida 15th Circuit Court, Group 1 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dina Keever Incumbent |
71.43% | 102,519 |
| Robert Ostrov | 28.57% | 41,010 |
| Total Votes | 143,529 | |
| 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.[3]
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:[3]
- 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).
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott, "Governor Scott Appoints Dina A. Keever and Scott Ira Suskauer to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court," June 18, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
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
