When I became governor, three of those justices had mandatory retirement. So my first month as Governor, we appointed three justices to the Supreme Court in Florida. Two of those were later put on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals by President Trump during his first administration. Then I backfilled both of those, and then we were able to also appoint two additional justices over the years, and then now this. So this will be. (01:39–01:47)
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