Donald Scaglione
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Donald E. Scaglione is a judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Florida. He was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) in 2013 for a term expiring in 2017. Scaglione won election to a full four-year term after running unopposed in the 2016 election cycle.
Scaglione served as a judge of Hernando County from 2005 to 2013.
Biography
Scaglione received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and his J.D. from the South Texas College of Law.[1]
Prior to joining the Herando County Court, Scaglione was an assistant state attorney for the Florida 5th Circuit Court (1990-2004) and an assistant state attorney and assistant public defender for the Florida 9th Circuit Court (1985-1990).[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. [2]
| Florida 5th Circuit Court, Group 15 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Donald Scaglione Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
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Footnotes
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
