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Ron DeSantis: “Three of them had mandatory retirement. So I was able to do…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at the 2026 Chamber of Commerce Legislative Fly-In

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

… they could to like, oh, we're only going to count these counties here, all this stuff. And so was. That was their mindset. So when I came in, they had. Three of them had mandatory retirement. So I was able to do three in my first month in office. We've since done two additional. And then, then Tannenbaums, the six. So the seven justices, you know, on the Supreme Court, six of them were appointed by me. (03:23–03:29)

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Asserts that three Florida Supreme Court justices had mandatory retirement, allowing Ron DeSantis to appoint replacements in his first month.

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