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Martha Warner

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

Years in office: 1989 - 2025

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

The Colorado College, 1971

Law

University of Florida School of Law, 1974

Graduate

University of Virginia, 1995

Contact

Personal website

Martha Warner was a judge of theFlorida 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office in 1989. She left office on September 30, 2025.

Warner ran for re-election for judge of theFlorida 4th District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election onNovember 3, 2020.

Warner served as chief judge from July 1999 through June 2001.^[1]

Warner retired from the court after 36 years of service.^[2]

Biography

Education

Warner graduated from Colorado College in 1971. She attended the University of Chicago Law School in 1971 and 1972, but she earned herJ.D. from the University of Florida School of Law in 1974. She received her LL.M. from the University of Virginia in 1995.^[1]

Career

• 1989-2025: Judge,Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
• 1985-1989: Judge,19th Judicial District
• 1974-1984: Attorney in private practice^[1]

Elections

2020

See also:Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

Campaign finance

2014

Warner was retained to the Fourth District Court of Appeal with 77.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.^[3] 

Bar evaluation

The Florida Bar conducted a poll of its members regarding the appellate judges up for retention in 2014.93% of respondents recommended Warner for retention.^[4]

Previous elections

Warner wasretained by voters in 1990,^[5] 1996,^[6] 2002,^[7] 2008.^[8]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Martha Warner did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy cases

Court holds cremation remains are not property, cannot be split (2014)

Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal refused to split the cremation ashes of a son between his divorced parents because they are not property according to the law.

Articles:

• Sun Sentinel, "Son's ashes can't be divided between feuding mom and dad, court rules," May 21, 2014
• Flagerlive.com, "South Florida Appeals Court Rules Cremation Ashes Are Not “Property,” and May Not Be Divided," May 22, 2014

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External links

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Personal Website

Footnotes

1. ↑^1.01.11.2Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal, "Judge Warner biography"
2. ↑Press Release March 4, 2025, accessed November 26, 2025
3. ↑Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 13, 2014
4. ↑The Florida Bar, "2014 Merit Retention Poll," accessed September 9, 2014
5. ↑Florida Secretary of State, "General Election Results"
6. ↑Florida Secretary of State, "General Election Results"
7. ↑Florida Secretary of State, "General Election Results"
8. ↑"Florida Secretary of State, "General Election Results"

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