Prior to November’s midterm election, much was made of the new form the Florida Supreme Court would take once the ballots were counted. With the mandatory retirements of Justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince looming, it would be up to the new Florida governor to fill their slots from a roster given to them by the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. As replacing half of a high court is wont to do, the governor’s choices stood poised to affect the direction of Florida for years, and likely decades, to come.

But a little less than two months into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ tenure and with all seats on the Florida Supreme Court now filled, it’s still unclear just how the new justices — Barbara Lagoa, Robert Luck and Carlos Muñiz — will wield their power in the state’s judicial branch alongside Chief Justice Charles Canady and justices Ricky Polston, Jorge Labarga and Alan Lawson.