Back in January, Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge Jared Smith denied a 17-year-old access to an abortion, citing her 2.0 GPA as the reason for his decision.

Judge Jared Smith Judge Keith White All nine judges were appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, serving since Jan. 1, 2023, except for Gannam, who joined the court Sept. 5, 2023.

Judge Jared Smith lost a re-election campaign after he denied a 17-year-old girl an abortion, citing her 2.0 GPA. Breaking News Reporter A judge in Florida who denied a teenager an abortion over ...

Voters in 10 counties will decide whether to retain five judges on the Sixth District Court of Appeal. Here's what to know about Jared Smith.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis made a series of appointments Tuesday, including appointing former Hillsborough County judge Jared Smith, of Lakeland, to serve on the Sixth District ...

In his initial ruling, Judge Jared Smith said the girl was inconsistent because at one point she said she was getting Bs but had a 2.0-grade point average.

The central issue: Abortion. Jacobs’ 2022 victory over Judge Jared Smith in Hillsborough County turned on his ruling, later overturned, to deny a 17-year-old an abortion without parental permission.

Nancy Jacobs faces four charges of wrongful conduct during her successful bid to unseat then-Circuit Judge Jared Smith, and two charges related to conduct since the election.

Judge Jared Smith talked about her grades and said she had "less than average" intelligence in his ruling. He later lost re-election, but has now been appointed to the Sixth District Court of Appeal.

DeSantis tapped Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Jared Smith and Judges Jonathan Mize and Keith White of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which covers Orange and Osceola counties.

On Tuesday night, Judge Jared Smith lost his re-election bid. Local judicial races typically have low national visibility, but the race between Judge Smith and his opponent, Nancy Jacobs, faced ...