Supreme Court of Florida
Mary Beth Jackson v. Ron Desantis
April 16, 2019268 So. 3d 662
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court denied Mary Beth Jackson's petition for a writ of quo warranto, holding that the governor's suspension power under Article IV, §7(a) of the Florida Constitution is not limited to misconduct occurring in the officer's current term and that Executive Order 19-13 satisfies the constitutional requirement of stating factual allegations related to the enumerated grounds of neglect of duty and incompetence. The Court emphasized a plain‑meaning interpretation of the constitutional text and limited judicial review to a facial assessment of the order.