Judge judges by how they judge
This November, Floridians will decide whether to retain Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz. It is tempting to answer by pointing to a single ruling, the case each of us cares about most. That is the wrong test.
Florida voters adopted merit retention in the 1970s to evaluate appellate judges on qualifications, conduct, and fidelity to the law, not popularity. Judges cannot campaign or answer political attacks, so I write for him.
I have worked with hundreds of judges and, as a member of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, reviewed complaints about many others. Justice Muñiz keeps
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