Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III was appointed to the Court on July 10, 2002, by Governor Jeb Bush. Before his appointment, he was a shareholder and head of the Appellate Division of the law firm of Adorno & Yoss in Miami. He specialized in civil and criminal appeals at all levels, and also has extensive experience in commercial litigation. He has been Board-certified in appellate practice since 1995.
Justice Kenneth B. Bell
Justice Kenneth B. Bell was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court on December 30, 2002, by Governor Jeb Bush and took office on January 7, 2003. Justice Bell is a seventh-generation Pensacolian whose paternal ancestors immigrated to the Pensacola area around 1819, when Florida still was a Spanish colony. Justice Bell is the first justice from Pensacola in a century, the first from west of Tallahassee since 1917, and the only justice on the Court with prior experience as a trial judge. He is also the first graduate of Florida State University College of Law to serve on the Court.
Information About Current Justices
CHARLES T. WELLS Took office 1994- Merit retention vote 2008
HARRY LEE ANSTEAD Took office 1994- Mandatory Retirement 2009
BARBARA J. PARIENTE Took office 1997- Merit retention vote 2006
R. FRED LEWIS Took office 1999- Merit retention vote 2006
PEGGY A. QUINCE Took office 1999- Merit retention vote 2006
RAOUL G. CANTERO Took office 2002 - Merit retention vote 2004
KENNETH B. BELL Took office 2003 - Merit retention vote 2004
Leander Shaw and Major Harding are apparently no longer on the bench.