Judge who denied teenager an abortion, citing her school grades, reappointed by Florida Gov DeSantis

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 29, 2022.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reappointed a judge who denied a teen an abortion partly over her grades. 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.

Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed a judge who lost his re-election after...

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