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FILE - In this May 26, 2020 file photo, Renatha Francis smiles speaks at a news conference in Miami. State Rep. Geraldine Thompson is challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointment of Francis to the Florida Supreme Court. Thompson said in news conference Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, that DeSantis only chose Francis for the high court because she shares his conservative ideology, not because he sought racial diversity. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida Supreme Court orders governor to pick new justice

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 17, 2019, file photo, Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windermere, debates a bill during session in Tallahassee, Fla. Thompson is challenging the appointment of a Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court contending on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is engaging in “racial tokenism” by choosing someone the court itself has already ruled is not eligible for the position. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

Black Democrat urges governor to drop Black court nominee

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Renatha Francis smiles as she speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Miami-Dade Public Library in Miami. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed two South Floridians to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday: Francis, a Palm Beach County circuit judge who immigrated from Jamaica and, a former assistant U.S. attorney who is the son of Cuban immigrants. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Geraldine Thompson accuses Gov. Ron DeSantis of ‘racial tokenism’ over Renatha Francis nomination

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Florida governor vigorously defends pick for Supreme Court

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

DeSantis court pick improper, but high court won’t undo

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press