Daniel Traver
2023 - Present
2029
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Daniel Traver is a judge of the Florida 6th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Traver ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Traver was recommissioned to Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeal by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The Sixth District Court of Appeal was established on January 1, 2023.
Biography
Traver received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his law degree from Loyola University in Chicago. From 2005 to 2014, he was a shareholder at Gray Robinson, P.A. He previously served as a clerk to Judge George Sharp on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[1]
Traver is the co-founder and vice president of Dorothy's Family and the president of the Track Shack Foundation.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Florida 5th District Court of Appeal, Dan Traver's seat
Daniel Traver was retained to the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 67.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
67.3
|
1,136,120 | ||
No |
32.7
|
552,676 | |||
Total Votes |
1,688,796 | ||||
|
|
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. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients. Incumbent Daniel Traver defeated Lorraine DeYoung in the Group 14 primary election for Florida's 9th Circuit Court.[2]
| Florida 9th Circuit Court, Group 14 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Traver Incumbent |
52.86% | 78,262 |
| Lorraine DeYoung | 47.14% | 69,790 |
| Total Votes | 148,052 | |
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan elections
There are 597 judges on the Florida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.[3]
The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident;
- admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
- under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 is mandatory).
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Traver did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Florida Governor, Press Release: "Governor Scott Appoints Daniel Traver to the Ninth Judicial Circuit," March 6, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 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
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