Harvey Jay III
2023 - Present
2031
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Harvey Jay III is a judge of the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 7, 2031.
Jay ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Jay was formerly a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed to the Fourth Circuit Court by Governor Rick Scott in October 2011 and was re-elected without opposition in 2014.[1][2]
Jay was recommissioned from the Florida First District Court of Appeal to the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal on January 1, 2023, by Gov. Ron DeSantis.[3]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Florida 5th District Court of Appeal, Harvey Jay's seat
Harvey Jay III was retained to the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal on November 5, 2024 with 66.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
66.1
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1,469,464 | ||
No |
33.9
|
752,263 | |||
Total Votes |
2,221,727 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jay in this election.
2018
Florida 1st District Court of Appeal
Harvey Jay III was retained to the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 66.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
66.4
|
787,244 | ||
No |
33.6
|
398,896 | |||
Total Votes |
1,186,140 | ||||
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2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Jay ran for re-election to the Fourth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Education
Jay received his undergraduate degree from Stetson University and his J.D. from the University of Florida.[1]
Career
Jay spent his legal career in private practice. From 1991 to 2011, he was a partner with the law firm of Saalfield, Shad, Jay, Stokes, Inclan and Stoudemire P.A.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Florida Governor, "Press Release: Governor Scott Appoints Duval County Judge Tyrie Boyer and Harvey Jay to Florida Judicial Circuit Court," October 20, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ ‘’Florida First District Court of Appeal”, “Judge Harvey L. Jay, III,” accessed August 7, 2023
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
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