Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine attorneys Friday to judicial vacancies in the adjacent Fourth and Seventh judicial circuits.
DeSantis named Jeb Branham of Jacksonville Beach to serve as a circuit judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Duval, Clay and Nassau counties. He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge David Gooding who was based in Duval County..
Branham has been the owner and president of Jeb T. Branham, P.A. in Jacksonville Beach since 2002. He previously served as an associate with McGuireWoods.He received his bachelor’s degree from Emory University and his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law.