E-mail Alert from Equality Florida: Gov. Crist Appoints Judge James Perry to Florida Supreme Court

With Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Wells retiring this month, Governor Charlie Crist today lived up to his promise to appoint a more diverse court. He resisted intense pressure from ultra conservatives and appointed Seminole County Judge James Perry to replace Justice Wells.

Click here to thank Gov. Crist.

Last month, we wrote and asked you to contact Gov Crist and express your support for a more diverse court. The response was enormous. Nearly 2,000 Equality Florida members sent messages to Gov. Crist and he responded today. Judge Perry will become the second African-American Justice on the court.

Gov. Crist has already appointed several extremely conservative judges and the ultra right-wing American Family Association (AFA) saw Justice Wells' retirement as an opportunity to lock down the Florida Supreme Court with conservatives.

Send a note to Thank Gov. Crist for resisting intense pressure from the AFA and keeping his promise of a more diverse Florida Supreme Court.

Closely monitoring this process and letting our voices be heard on the appointment of Supreme Court Justices is critical to securing full equality for LGBT Floridians. The Supreme Court will play a pivotal role in deciding many of the issues that affect our lives, such as overturning the anti-gay adoption ban, currently heading to the court.

Take Action - Click here to Thank the Governor. Tell him that you support his appointment of Jame Perry, a well qualified judge, who truly reflects the great diversity of our state.