Gov. Rick Scott Appoints Judge Burton Conner to 4th DCA

Gov. Rick Scott named Judge Burton Conner of Fort Pierce to the bench of the 4th District Court of Appeal Monday, replacing Judge Gary Farmer.

Scott praised Judge Conner's demeanor and judicial restraint, saying he won't engage in judicial activism.

Judge Conner represents the values and judicial conservatism I am looking for in our judges. He has a great reputation in the community and a great law-and-order demeanor. Primarily a criminal court judge for most of the past 15 years, he has demonstrated a judicial philosophy that makes him unlikely to overstep the role of the judiciary," Scott said.

Judge Conner has served on the 19th Judicial Court Circuit for the past 13 years and was previously an Okeechobee County Court Judge.

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