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<span class="see-also">''See also: [[Florida_judicial_elections,_2014|Florida judicial elections, 2014]]''</span> | <span class="see-also">''See also: [[Florida_judicial_elections,_2014|Florida judicial elections, 2014]]''</span><br> | ||
Owens ran for re-election to the [[Florida_12th_Circuit_Court|Twelfth Circuit Court]].<br />As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot. | Owens ran for re-election to the [[Florida_12th_Circuit_Court|Twelfth Circuit Court]].<br />As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot. | ||
<ref name=candidate2014>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/candidate/canlist.asp ''Florida Secretary of State,'' “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014]</ref>{{Resultsref2014|State=Florida}}[[Category:Unopposed_candidates,_August_2014]][[Category:Successful_Florida_judicial_candidates,_2014]] | <ref name=candidate2014>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/candidate/canlist.asp ''Florida Secretary of State,'' “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014]</ref>{{Resultsref2014|State=Florida}}[[Category:Unopposed_candidates,_August_2014]][[Category:Successful_Florida_judicial_candidates,_2014]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 21 May 2019
Andrew D. Owens, Jr. is a former chief judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He served in Sarasota County on the drug court.[1]
Owens joined the court in March of 1983, following an appointment by former Gov. Bob Graham (D). He resigned from the bench on November 8, 2016, effective March 22, 2017.[1][2][3]
Biography
Owens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his B.S.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Florida.[1][4]
Owens began his career with a law firm in Punta Gorda, Fla. In 1977, he moved to Sarasota and joined the firm of Dickinson & Gibbons. There, he practiced civil trial law and represented insurance companies. He was appointed to the circuit court in 1983.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Owens ran for re-election to the Twelfth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, "Judge Andrew D. Owens, Jr.," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections, "Andrew D. Owens Jr.," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ State of Florida Twelfth Judicial Circuit, "Re: Resignation of the Honorable Andrew D. Owens, Jr.," November 8, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Recovery Road, Inc., "UF Law: Switching Courts," Fall 2008
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
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
