Brantley S. Clark, Jr.
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Brantley S. Clark, Jr. is a judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed to this court by Gov. Charlie Crist in April 2008 and took office the following month. He was re-elected without opposition to a new six-year term in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Clark was born in Quincy, Fla. on December 28, 1964. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Florida in 1987 and his J.D. degree from Mercer University-Walter F. George School of Law in 1990.[2][5]
Career
Clark has worked as an Assistant Public Defender, an assistant state attorney, an Assistant District Legal Counsel with the Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services and a private practice lawyer. From October of 2004 to May of 2008, he was a General Magistrate in the 14th Judicial Circuit. He then joined the circuit court.[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 14th Circuit Court, Group 8 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Brantley S. Clark, Jr. Incumbent | ||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
2010
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Clark ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ HighBeam Research, "Gov. Crist Appoints Clark Jr. to 14th Judicial Circuit Court" April 23, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 14th Judicial Circuit: Brantley S. Clark, Jr.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Candidate Listing for 2010 General Election Select top "View List" button and scroll to "Circuit Judge" section
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.38
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General 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
