Bradford Thomas
2005 - Present
2025
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Bradford Thomas is a judge of the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 7, 2025.
Thomas ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
He was appointed to the court by Governor Jeb Bush in 2005.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Florida 1st District Court of Appeal, Bradford Thomas' seat
Bradford Thomas was retained to the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal on November 5, 2024 with 64.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
64.4
|
623,879 | ||
No |
35.6
|
344,926 | |||
Total Votes |
968,805 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomas in this election.
2018
Florida 1st District Court of Appeal
Bradford Thomas was retained to the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 65.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
65.9
|
773,502 | ||
No |
34.1
|
401,090 | |||
Total Votes |
1,174,592 | ||||
|
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2012
Thomas was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 64.5 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Bar poll results
76% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Thomas' retention.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bradford Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Education
Thomas earned his B.A. from Florida State University in 1977 and received his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1982.[1]
Career
After graduating from the University of Florida College of Law, Thomas spent two years as the law school's Assistant Director of the Appellate Advocacy Program. In 1984, he was briefly in private practice before serving as assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. He was an assistant attorney general from 1987 to 1989 and assistant general counsel for the Florida Parole Commission from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 to 1996, he was an assistant state attorney for the 2nd Florida Judicial Circuit. He then became the staff director of the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee until 1997. After this, he worked as the council director of the Florida House of Representatives Justice Council until 1999. That year, he began working as the Public Safety Policy Coordinator for the Governor. He held this position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Thomas Bio
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections: Official November 6, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Brad Thomas"
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida Bar Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Supreme Court Justices, Appellate Judges in Merit Retention Elections," September 7, 2012
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