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That would be true only if Jeb appointed circuit court justices. County judges are elected by the people in a non-partisan election. County judges are up for re-election periodically and Rapkin comes up THIS November for a retention vote. Lawton Chiles was governor when Rapkin was elected to the court but Chiles had nothing to do with it either. I'm pretty sure the Governor cannot do much in this case. It's probably up to the people of the county (get started!) or, heaven help us, the Florida Supreme Court.

Also, not to defend the judge but there is a factual error in that Rapkin did not release JS from custody but rather refused to issue a warrant. What Rapkin did is reprehensible and a pattern if what O'Reilly says is true, but I want to know who put JS on parole instead of behind bars originally. Rapkin was 13th in a line of judicial errors.

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Also, not to defend the judge but there is a factual error in that Rapkin did not release JS from custody but rather refused to issue a warrant.

I am not positive in this, but I think what happened is as follows--

The parole officer sent a note to Rapkin saying Smith didn't pay a court fine (fee?) and tested positive for drugs (two violations). It was then up to the judge to decide whether Smith should return to jail. The judge did nothing (never sent him back, never had a hearing about it which is SOP) so they had to let him go.