Gov. Rick Scott (Republican), 2012

• Judge, First District Court of Appeal · 2012–2022
• Solicitor General, State of Florida · 2007–2012
• Chief, Appellate Division, Office of General Counsel, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Florida · 2001–2007
• Capital Partner/Partner/Associate, Holland & Knight · 1989–2001
• Judicial Clerk, Judge Thomas A. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · 1988–1989

• Holliday v. State of Florida (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed convictions, holding officers could question but not detain him without corroboration.

• Amelia Island Sanctuary Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Nassau County (opens in a new tab)

  Jul 10, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a ruling that a county settlement agreement is not a development order reviewable by statute.

• Deltona Transformer Corporation v. Deltran Operations USA, Inc. (opens in a new tab)

  Jun 26, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed a judgment, holding courts may set aside a share buyout election on equitable grounds.

• Judge Scott Makar, Fifth District Court of Appeal (court bio) (opens in a new tab)

Gov. Rick Scott (Republican), 2012

• Judge, First District Court of Appeal · 2012–2022
• Solicitor General, State of Florida · 2007–2012
• Chief, Appellate Division, Office of General Counsel, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Florida · 2001–2007
• Capital Partner/Partner/Associate, Holland & Knight · 1989–2001
• Judicial Clerk, Judge Thomas A. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · 1988–1989

• Holliday v. State of Florida (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed convictions, holding officers could question but not detain him without corroboration.

• Amelia Island Sanctuary Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Nassau County (opens in a new tab)

  Jul 10, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a ruling that a county settlement agreement is not a development order reviewable by statute.

• Deltona Transformer Corporation v. Deltran Operations USA, Inc. (opens in a new tab)

  Jun 26, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed a judgment, holding courts may set aside a share buyout election on equitable grounds.

• Judge Scott Makar, Fifth District Court of Appeal (court bio) (opens in a new tab)