Who is running for Justice of the Supreme Court, Retention: Carlos G. Muñiz in 2026?

Justice, Florida Supreme Court

Carlos G. Muñiz was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22, 2019 and served two terms as chief justice from July 2022 through June 2026³⁴⁶. He previously was general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education, deputy attorney general and chief of staff to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and deputy general counsel to Governor Jeb Bush³. This is a nonpartisan merit retention vote: voters decide yes or no on whether he keeps his seat for another six-year term¹⁵.

• Justice, Florida Supreme Court, since January 2019; chief justice for two two-year terms beginning July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2024³⁶
• General counsel, U.S. Department of Education (presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed)³
• Deputy attorney general and chief of staff to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi; deputy chief of staff and counsel, Office of the Speaker of the Florida House; general counsel, Department of Financial Services; deputy general counsel to Governor Jeb Bush³
• Law clerk to Judge Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Judge Thomas A. Flannery, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia³
• B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., Yale Law School³
• Appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22, 2019³⁴. Retained by voters in November 2020 with 65.75 percent voting yes⁷. Florida law places Supreme Court justices on the ballot every six years for a yes or no retention vote⁵. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for merit retention¹².