Adrian Soud
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2023 - Present
2031
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Adrian Soud 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.
Soud ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sound received his B.S. degree from the University of Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University. He was admitted to the bar in 1999.[1]
Soud worked with his brother at the Sound Law Firm prior to joining the circuit court in 2009.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Florida 5th District Court of Appeal, Adrian Soud's seat
Adrian Soud was retained to the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal on November 5, 2024 with 65.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
65.2
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1,437,515 | ||
No |
34.8
|
766,606 | |||
Total Votes |
2,204,121 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Soud in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Adrian Soud (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Soud 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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2020
Adrian Soud did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy cases
Threatening Facebook post considered a crime
The Florida First District Court of Appeal made an important ruling on March 18, in which judges decided that a Facebook status post threatening a lesbian woman could be prosecuted as a crime under state law.
The defendant, Timothy Ryan O'Leary, posted a rant on his Facebook page in 2011. It was directed towards a female relative of his. In it, he wrote that he would "tear the concrete up with your face and drag you back to your doorstep" and, "You were born a woman and you better stay one."[4]
O'Leary argued that since he didn't actually send the message to his relative and she only found out about it through other family members, that he was innocent. However, Judge Adrian Soud, of the 4th Circuit Court (Duval County), denied his request to dismiss the charges. O'Leary was sentenced to 10 years in prison with 2 years of probation.[5]
A three-judge appellate panel upheld Judge Soud's ruling. The opinion stated,
| “ | Given the mission of Facebook, there is no logical reason to post comments other than to communicate them to other Facebook users...Thus, by the affirmative act of posting the threats on Facebook, even though it was on his own personal page, appellant 'sent' the threatening statements to all of his Facebook friends.[4][6] | ” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Adrian G. Soud - Lawyer Profile," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record, "Soud, Norton win seats on bench," August 27, 2008
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami Herald, "Fla. court: Threats posted on Facebook are crimes," March 18, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Florida First District Court of Appeal, "Timothy Ryan O'Leary v. State of Florida," March 18, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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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