John K. Stargel
2023 - Present
2029
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John K. Stargel 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.
Stargel ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Stargel 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 and Education
Stargel was born in Somerset, KY on May 14, 1964. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa in 1987 and his law degree from the Florida State University School of Law in 1991.[1][2]
Career
Stargel began his career as a private practice lawyer. He was assistant general counsel for W.S. Badcock Corp. from 1992 to 2000. In 2002, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, where he served until he became a circuit court judge. He also practiced law as a partner of Shelby, Medina & Stargel, LLP. In 2006, he was elected to the circuit court.[1][2]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In February 2017, John K. Stargel was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) as a substitute commissioner by Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican.[3]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[4] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[5] The commission convenes every 20 years.[4] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[6]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[7]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal, John Stargel's seat
John K. Stargel was retained to the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 66.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
66.3
|
1,300,035 | ||
No |
33.7
|
660,124 | |||
Total Votes |
1,960,159 | ||||
|
|
2012
Stargel was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[8]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John K. Stargel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida House of Representatives, "John K. Stargel"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ledger.com, "Judge John K. Stargel, No. 23," April 27, 2008
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPRESS - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing"
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State courts:
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State resources:
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