Former Orange Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain has been appointed as an Orange County judge by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The appointment announced Tuesday by the governor’s office comes just five months after Bain was expelled as state attorney by his predecessor, Monique Worrell. DeSantis stopped Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bane to replace her.
Worrell won the November re-elect bid by over 57% of the vote. After the election, Bane won a position at the law firm Bird Campbell.
Bain’s appointment filled the vacant seats when the state legislature created several new judges, including three in Orange County.
This is DeSantis’ third job to which Bane has appointed since 2020. He appointed Bane to the Orange County trial in 2020. Bane won the election in 2022 to stay on the bench. DeSantis later appointed him as Worrell’s successor in 2023.
Before his first trial, Bane served as prosecutor in the 9th Judicial Circuit under Worrell’s predecessor, Aramis Ayala.
In the 2024 race, Bain ran independently on a left-leaning Orange County circuit, leaving him in the odd position of being considered a candidate for GOP governor, but he showed up on the ballot without a party affiliation, even with support from Florida Republicans.
Bane saw his career – he was once a registered Democrat – to DeSantis, his benefactor who gave him a post, depicting him as a doll with no firm beliefs.
Bain earned his bachelor’s degree from Miami University and a law degree from Florida A&M University Law College.
