Michael L. Gates (Florida)
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Michael L. Gates was a Civil Division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed to a newly-created position by Gov. Jeb Bush in December 2001, effective January 2, 2002. He was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4] Gates retired on July 31, 2018.[5]
Education
Gates received his J.D. degree from the University of Miami in 1976.[2]
Career
Gates was a partner in the law firm of Kaplan, Jaffe & Gates from 1976 until he was appointed to the circuit court at the end of 2001.[2]
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. [6]
| Florida 17th Circuit Court, Group 50 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Michael L. Gates Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
Gates ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term.[3]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 17th Judicial Circuit Court, "Circuit Civil Judges"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sun Sentinel, "Governor Names 3 To Broward's New Judgeships," December 12, 2001
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Michael L. Gates, 2010"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Daily Business Review, "Broward Circuit Judge Michael Gates to Retire in July," June 7, 2018
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
