Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its twelve judges have jurisdiction over cases arising in Palm Beach County, Broward County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, Indian River County, and Okeechobee County.

History

The Fourth District Court of Appeal was created in 1965, and located in Vero Beach. In 1967, the Legislature relocated the Fourth District to West Palm Beach, and the Court moved to its permanent site on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in 1970.

Chief Judge

• Charles O. Andrews, Jr. (1965-1975)
• George W. Hersey (1985-1991)
• John W. Dell (1993-1995)
• Bobby W. Gunther (1995-1997)
• Barry J. Stone (1997-1999)
• Dorian K. Damoorgian

Active Judges

• Robert M. Gross
• Martha C. Warner
• Alan O. Forst
• W. Matthew Stevenson
• Carole Y. Taylor
• Mark Klingensmith
• Melanie G. May
• Dorian K. Damoorgian
• Cory J. Ciklin
• Jonathan D. Gerber
• Spencer D. Levine
• Burton C. Conner

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission

• Howard I Weiss (2014)
• Louis Marc Silber Chair (2014)
• Glenn Jerrold Waldman Vice-Chair (2014)
• Peter M. Feaman, (2015)
• Janet C. Croom (2015)
• Patricia Anne Leonard (2015)
• Edward L. Artau (2016)
• Debra A. Jenks, (2016)
• Keith E. Sonderling (2016)

Notable Cases

• Walt Disney World v. Wood: In 1971 Alosyia Wood was injured on the Grand Prix bumper-car ride at Walt Disney World when her then-fiance, Daniel Wood, rammed his car into the rear of hers. She then sued both Disney and Daniel Wood for $75,000.

See also

• Florida District Courts of Appeal (for history and general overview)
• Florida First District Court of Appeal
• Florida Second District Court of Appeal
• Florida Third District Court of Appeal
• Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal

External links

• Website of the Florida District Courts of Appeal
• Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Website