Darryl Casanueva

Darryl Casanueva

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

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Education

Bachelor's

University of South Florida

Graduate

University of Virginia

Law

Loyola University School of Law

Contact

Personal website

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Darryl Casanueva was a judge of the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on February 14, 1998. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Casanueva ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2024

See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

Darryl Casanueva did not file to run for re-election.

2018

Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

Darryl Casanueva was retained to the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 69.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	69.9	1,395,404
			No	30.1	601,185
			Total Votes		1,996,589

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It has been certified. Source

2012 election

Casanueva was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 72.7 percent of the vote.

See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012

Bar poll results

93% of Florida lawyers polled by the state Bar were in favor of Casanueva's retention.

Education

Casanueva earned a B.A. in political science from the University of South Florida and received his J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law in 1976. He received his LL.M. in judicial process in 2001 from the University of Virginia.

Career

Casanueva began his legal career in 1976 as an assistant state attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida. In 1978, he entered private practice as an attorney and then as a partner in the law firm Olmsted, Schwarz, Kahle & Casanueva. In 1990, he was elected a judge of the Circuit Court. He served on the court until his appointment to the Court of Appeal in 1998.

See also

Florida	Judicial Selection	More Courts
Courts in Florida Florida Court of Appeals Florida Supreme Court	Elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 Gubernatorial appointments Judicial selection in Florida	Federal courts State courts Local courts

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Footnotes

Florida courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida

State courts:

Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court

State resources:

Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida