Scott Makar
FL · Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida
Scott Makar has been a state appeals judge since 2012, first on the First District Court of Appeal and on the Fifth District since 2023. He was Florida's Solicitor General from 2007 to 2012.
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Dissented when a 2-1 appeals panel sent Florida's congressional map case straight to the Florida Supreme Court, writing there was time for the normal appeal process.
October 1, 2014
Source: wusf.org · researched September 25, 2026
Was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal by Gov. Rick Scott, replacing a judge who resigned over the court's costly new courthouse.
February 6, 2012
Source: web.archive.org · researched September 25, 2026
As Florida's Solicitor General, argued for the state before the U.S. Supreme Court in Holland v. Florida, on whether a prisoner's late federal appeal could be excused because of his lawyer's failures.
March 1, 2010
Source: supremecourt.gov · researched September 25, 2026
As Florida's Solicitor General, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court for the state's environmental agency in Stop the Beach Renourishment, a dispute over beach restoration and waterfront property lines.
December 2, 2009
Source: supremecourt.gov · researched September 25, 2026
As Florida's Solicitor General, argued for the state before the U.S. Supreme Court in Graham v. Florida, a case on life-without-parole sentences for juveniles who did not kill anyone.
November 9, 2009
Source: supremecourt.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Retention question · November 3, 2026
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.