4 of 7 Scofflaws on Florida's Supreme Court CAN BE GONE BY 2003: One is voluntarily leaving in 2002, 2 more face retention votes, and a fourth is facing MANDATORY retirement in 2003! Merit Retention & Mandatory RetirementOf Justices Of the Supreme Court Merit retention is a system of selecting Justices established by the voters when they amended the Florida Constitution in the 1970s. Under merit retention, the Governor appoints new Justices from a list of three to six names submitted by a Judicial Nominating Commission. The Governor must select from the list. Once appointed, Justices eventually must face the...