Beverly R. McCallum v. Brian Kramer; Florida Department of State; Kim A. Barton, in Her Official Capacity as Alachua County Supervisor of Elections
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledAugust 17, 2020
Docket1D20-2199
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-2199
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BEVERLY R. MCCALLUM,
Appellant,
v.
BRIAN KRAMER; FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; KIM A.
BARTON, in her official capacity
as Alachua County Supervisor of
Elections; NITA D. CRAWFORD, in
her official capacity as Baker
County Supervisor of Elections;
TERRY VAUGHAN, in his official
capacity as Bradford County
Supervisor of Elections; CONNIE
D. SANCHEZ, in her official
capacity as Gilchrist County
Supervisor of Elections; TAMMY
JONES, in her official capacity as
Levy County Supervisor of
Elections; and DEBORAH K.
OSBORNE, in her official capacity
as Union County Supervisor of
Elections,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Angela C. Dempsey, Judge.
August 17, 2020
PER CURIAM.
Beverly R. McCallum, a candidate for the office of State
Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, appeals a final judgment
declaring her ineligible for the office she seeks and enjoining the
placement of her name on the ballot. Because McCallum was
suspended from the practice of law for a period of fifteen days in
2019, McCallum does not meet the eligibility requirements for
the office of State Attorney provided under article V, section 17 of
the Florida Constitution, namely that a person “be and have been
a member of the bar of Florida for the preceding five years.” Cf.
In re Advisory Op. to Governor re Comm’n of Elected Judge, 17
So. 3d 265, 267 (Fla. 2009) (construing the constitutional term “a
member of the bar of Florida” to mean “a member with the
privilege to practice law”).
AFFIRMED.
B.L. THOMAS, ROWE, and LONG, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Beverly R. McCallum, pro se, Appellant.
Daniel E. Nordby, Benjamin Gibson, and Amber Stoner Nunnally
of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellee Brian Kramer.
No appearances for Florida Department of State, Kim A. Barton,
Terry Vaughan, Connie D. Sanchez, Tammy Jones, or Deborah K.
Osborne, Appellees.
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