Judge Thomas Logue will appear on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election ballot for a merit retention vote at the Third District Court of Appeal.

Voters in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties will face a yes-or-no question on whether to retain Logue, who has served on the appellate court since 2012. He has heard thousands of appeals and authored over five hundred judicial opinions since joining the court, according to the court's official biography. Voters previously retained him in office.

The vote is nonpartisan.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Florida Appeals Court Judge, Third District Court of Appeal (merit retention)
  • Election date: Tuesday, Nov. 3
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Current role: Judge, Third District Court of Appeal, since 2012
  • Residence: Coral Gables
  • Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in English, Dickinson College, 1977; juris doctor, Duke University

Experience and public service

Logue served as an assistant county attorney from 1982 to 2012 before joining the Third District Court of Appeal, according to BallotReady profile data. He began his legal career as a paralegal, according to The Florida Bar.

He served as chief judge of the court from July 2023 through June 2025, according to the court biography.

Beyond the bench, Logue has taught Florida constitutional law as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and St. Thomas University School of Law, according to the court biography. He served as an editorial board member at the Duke Law Journal and as an invited briefer at the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission.

One of his law articles was cited by the Florida Supreme Court when it adopted the new Florida summary judgment standard in 2020 and clarified it in 2021, according to The Florida Bar.

In 2016, Logue served as a lecturer at the Florida New Appellate Judges College, according to BallotReady.

Awards and recognition

Logue holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, the highest peer rating for legal ability and ethics, according to the court biography. His recent honors include:

  • Cuban American Bar Association's Jose Marti Award, 2023
  • Florida International University College of Law's Judicial Excellence Award, 2025
  • Miami-Dade County's John Marshall Award, 2025

Ballots are certified for the general election. Voters can find their polling location and sample ballot through the Miami-Dade County Elections Department website.