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After losing the race for state attorney to a Democrat, DeSantis appoints Andrew Bain as an Orange County judge
Former Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain has been appointed an Orange County judge — for the second time — by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The appointment, announced by the governor’s office Tuesday, comes just five months after Bain was ousted as state attorney by his predecessor, Monique Worrell. DeSantis had suspended Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bain to replace her, generating national headlines and outcry from Democrats who said DeSantis had usurped the will of voters.
Worrell won just over 57% of the vote in her reelection bid in November. Following the election, Bain took a position in the law firm Byrd Campbell.
Bain’s new appointment fills a vacancy opened when the state Legislature created several new judgeships, including three in Orange County, the governor’s office said.
This is the third job DeSantis has appointed Bain to since 2020. He appointed Bain to an Orange County judgeship in 2020. Bain won an election in 2022 to stay on the bench. DeSantis then appointed him as Worrell’s replacement in 2023.
The appointment, announced by the governor’s office Tuesday, comes just five months after Bain was ousted as state attorney by his predecessor, Monique Worrell. DeSantis had suspended Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bain to replace her, generating national headlines and outcry from Democrats who said DeSantis had usurped the will of voters.
Worrell won just over 57% of the vote in her reelection bid in November. Following the election, Bain took a position in the law firm Byrd Campbell.
Bain’s new appointment fills a vacancy opened when the state Legislature created several new judgeships, including three in Orange County, the governor’s office said.
This is the third job DeSantis has appointed Bain to since 2020. He appointed Bain to an Orange County judgeship in 2020. Bain won an election in 2022 to stay on the bench. DeSantis then appointed him as Worrell’s replacement in 2023.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/08/desantis-appoints-former-state-attorney-andrew-bain-an-orange-county-judge/?share=swnadorpeonigahppotn