Carole Taylor
Carole Taylor is a former judge of the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. She served on the court from 1998 to 2020. Taylor was appointed to the court by Governor Lawton Chiles.[1] She retired on March 31, 2020.[2]
Taylor was the first African-American woman appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal.[3]
Education
Taylor earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1971 and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1974.[1]
Career
Taylor began her legal career in 1974, working as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Durham County. In 1976, she became a staff attorney for New Hanover Legal Services. The following year, she became an Associate University Attorney for the University of Florida. She was an Assistant Public Defender from 1979 to 1982, and then an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1982 to 1983. She joined the law firm Sams, Ward, Newman, Beckham & Elser, P.A. in 1983, worked there for a year, and then entered private practice. In 1991, she became a County Court judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida and in 1995, she was elevated to Circuit Court judge of the same judicial circuit. She held this position until her appointment to the Court of Appeal in 1998.[1]
Elections
2018
Florida 4th District Court of Appeal
Carole Taylor was retained to the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 78.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.6
|
1,022,532 | ||
No |
21.4
|
277,869 | |||
Total Votes |
1,300,401 | ||||
|
|
2012
Taylor was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 77.8 percent of the vote.[4][5][6]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Bar poll results
91% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Taylor's retention.[7]
2000 election
Taylor was retained by voters in 2000[8] and 2006.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Taylor Bio
- ↑ Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal, "Judge Carole Y. Taylor Announces Her Retirement from The Fourth District Court of Appeal," accessed March 31, 2020
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "First black woman on 4th District Court of Appeal retires," March 4, 2020
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Carole Y. Taylor"
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections," September 7, 2012
- ↑ 2000 General Election Results
- ↑ 2006 General Election Results
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
