No District Court of Appeal shall have less than three justices. To be a candidate, you must be a resident of the state and the territorial jurisdiction of the court. No one may be a candidate for this position who has not been a member of the Florida bar for the preceding ten years. Judicial retention for this office is non-partisan and appears only on the general election ballot. Candidates for retention file qualifying papers with Florida's Division of Election as well as net worth statements.
Terms of office are six years.
Initial appointment is by the Governor after recommendation by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Collier County is in the Second District Court of Appeals. Florida is currently divided into 20 judicial circuits. Each judicial circuit is composed of several counties. Collier is in the 20th Judicial Circuit.