Gov. Ron DeSantis (Republican), 2024

• Equity shareholder, appellate department chair and general counsel, private law firm
• President, Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Chair, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
• Commissioner and vice chair, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
• Commissioner, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's Judicial Advisory Commission for the Southern District of Florida

• Gratigny Park Condominium No. 1, Inc. v. Perez (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 7, 2026 · Petition granted

  Held condo owners suing on the association's behalf had to meet presuit requirements first.

• Lekas v. Dezer Properties, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld dismissal, holding a property owner had no duty to warn a barefoot guest of a hot pool deck.

• Summit Aviation, Inc. v. MSP Recovery Aviation, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Ordered a lawsuit dismissed for refiling in the court the parties' contract designated.

• Judge Kansas R. Gooden, Third District Court of Appeal (court bio) (opens in a new tab)

Gov. Ron DeSantis (Republican), 2024

• Equity shareholder, appellate department chair and general counsel, private law firm
• President, Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Chair, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
• Commissioner and vice chair, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
• Commissioner, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's Judicial Advisory Commission for the Southern District of Florida

• Gratigny Park Condominium No. 1, Inc. v. Perez (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 7, 2026 · Petition granted

  Held condo owners suing on the association's behalf had to meet presuit requirements first.

• Lekas v. Dezer Properties, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld dismissal, holding a property owner had no duty to warn a barefoot guest of a hot pool deck.

• Summit Aviation, Inc. v. MSP Recovery Aviation, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Ordered a lawsuit dismissed for refiling in the court the parties' contract designated.

• Judge Kansas R. Gooden, Third District Court of Appeal (court bio) (opens in a new tab)