Fifth District Court of Appeal Judge Jamie Grosshans has been named to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Ron DeSantis, replacing the unsuccessful nomination of 15th Circuit Judge Renatha Francis. DeSantis also said at a September 14 press conference that he had called President Donald Trump and asked him to consider Francis for a federal district judgeship.

DeSantis made the announcement and introduced of Grosshans at 5 p.m., ending an uncertain day after the Supreme Court had ordered the governor on September 11 to select a replacement for Francis by noon on the 14th. The court took that action after agreeing with a challenge from Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windemere, that Francis was ineligible for the Supreme Court because she had not been a Bar member for 10 years, as required by the Florida Constitution.

DeSantis said both Francis and Grosshans serve as inspirations, Francis for immigrants and first-generation Americans and also, like Grosshans, for working mothers.