With some justices appearing torn between legal precedents and the circumstances of the case, the state Supreme Court weighed whether Gov. Rick Scott should be able to appoint a replacement for a Northeast Florida judge who is stepping down at the end of the year.

Jacksonville attorney David Trotti filed the case, arguing that voters should choose a replacement for outgoing Circuit Judge Robert Foster in the November election. But Scott contends, and the First District Court of Appeal agreed, that he has the power to appoint a new judge.

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