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Edward Newman

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Edward Newman
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Prior offices
Miami-Dade County Court


Edward Newman was the Group 7 county judge of the Miami-Dade County Court of Florida. He was re-elected in 2010 to a six-year term. Newman won another new term in the primary election on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Thirty-nine of Florida's 67 county courts had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 101 seats up for election, 68 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 33 opposed races, only 15 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 Edward Newman defeated Lizzet Martinez in the Group 7 primary election for the Miami-Dade County Court.[1]

Miami-Dade County Court, Group 7 Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward Newman Incumbent 52.19% 114,538
Lizzet Martinez 47.81% 104,929
Total Votes 219,467
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," September 3, 2016

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan elections

Like the circuit courts, the Florida County Court selects its judges through nonpartisan elections. County judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seats.[2][3]

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the county courts employ the same assisted appointment method that the appellate courts use. Judges selected this way serve for at least one year, after which they must run for re-election.[4]

Qualifications
To serve on one of these courts, a judge must be:

  • a qualified elector;
  • a state resident;
  • under the age of 75; and
  • admitted to practice law in the state for five years prior to assuming the bench.

Note that this final requirement—that judges be qualified to practice law in the state for at least five years—is the one piece that breaks from the qualifications of Florida appellate judges, who need a minimum of 10 years. In counties of 40,000 people or fewer, this requirement is waived altogether.[2]

2010

Newman won re-election in the primary, receiving 52.5 percent of the vote.[5]

Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010

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