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Edward Scott
Edward L. Scott was a judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Marion County, Florida. Scott retired from the bench on June 30, 2021.[1][2]
He was first elected to this position on November 7, 2006. He assumed office in January 2007. Scott was re-elected in 2012.[3][4][5]
Chief Judge Daniel B. Merritt appointed Scott as Marion County's administrative judge in July 2019 for a two-year term.[1]
Education
Scott earned an M.S. degree from Rollins College and a law degree from the Cumberland University School of Law.[6]
Career
Scott began his career as a police and sheriff's detective. He then spent 19 years as a lawyer prior to his election to the circuit court in 2006.[3]
Elections
2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Scott was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[7]
Noteworthy cases
State of Florida ex rel. Jackson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. (2020)
State of Florida ex rel. Jackson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.: On October 15, 2020, Judge Edward Scott, of Florida’s Marion County Circuit Court, declined to block President Donald Trump (R) from holding a campaign rally at the Ocala International Airport on October 16, 2020. Chanae Jackson, a Marion County resident whose two teenage children had been diagnosed with Covid-19, filed suit against Trump's campaign on October 14, 2020, arguing that "her family cannot afford to experience Covid-19 again." Jackson alleged that "Trump’s appearance while infected – in defiance of his own experts’ guidance – will embolden hundreds of his supporters to attend unmasked and undistanced." In his ruling, Scott found that Jackson had failed to meet the standard for issuance of an injunction, writing that "a prospective injury must be more than a remote possibility." Trump’s campaign did not comment on the lawsuit, and the event was scheduled to proceed as planned.[8][9]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ocala StarBanner, "'A good time as any': Marion County Circuit Judge Edward Scott to retire," April 10, 2021
- ↑ Ocala Gazette, "Circuit Judge Scott to retire," April 5, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orlando Sentinel, "Ex-detective, judge's son take 2 new posts," November 8, 2006
- ↑ Sumter County Supervisor of Elections, ""Elected Officials," accessed May 25, 2014"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.98
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
- ↑ Marion County Circuit Court, "State of Florida ex rel. Jackson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.: Complaint," October 14, 2020
- ↑ Marion County Circuit Court, "State of Florida ex rel. Jackson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.: Order," October 15, 2020
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
