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Tanya Davis Wilson
Tanya Davis Wilson is a judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 7, 2031.
Wilson won re-election for judge of the Florida 9th Circuit Court outright in the primary on August 20, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Education
Wilson received her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida.[1]
Wilson's professional experience includes work as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, an assistant federal public defender, and an assistant public defender for the Ninth Circuit.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court
Incumbent Tanya Davis Wilson won election outright against Jason Willis in the primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tanya Davis Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 69.8 | 113,174 |
 | Jason Willis (Nonpartisan)  | 30.2 | 49,044 | |
| Total votes: 162,218 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wilson in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court
Incumbent Tanya Davis Wilson won election outright in the primary for Florida 9th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tanya Davis Wilson (Nonpartisan) |
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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).
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. [4]
| Orange County Court, Group 16 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Tanya Davis Wilson Incumbent | ||
| Source: Orange County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results - August 30, 2016," October 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tanya Davis Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gov. Rick Scott, "Governor Scott Appoints Tanya Davis Wilson to the Orange County Court," April 24, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Supervisor of Elections, "County Candidates for the 2016 Election," accessed July 5, 2016
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
