The era of collaborative politics seems to be over in the state, justices mused as they considered a challenge to Gov. Rick Scott's authority to fill seats on the Florida Supreme Court on his way out of office.

Justice Peggy Quince, the first justice ever appointed by two governors — incoming Gov. Jeb Bush and outgoing Gov. Lawton Chiles made the bipartisan decision in 1998 — drew laughs with one comment during Wednesday's oral arguments that recalled the gentlemen's agreement.

Quince cut in as lawyers mulled a scenario where Scott refuses to work with his successor on filling the three seats that will open in 2019.