Andre "Andy" V. Bardos

Education

• University of Florida, LL.M., Taxation, 2005
• University of Florida, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
• University of Central Florida, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2000

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Supreme Court

Languages

• Hungarian

Judicial Involvements

• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Patricia C. Fawsett, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

• The Florida Bar
• The Federalist Society
• Judicial Nominating Commission, Fifth District Court of Appeal, 2018-2022

Presentations

• “Introduction to Congressional Redistricting,” Florida House of Representatives Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, December 2025
• Moderator, “Panel II: Redistricting,” Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law, April 2024
• “Introduction to Redistricting Law,” Florida House of Representatives Redistricting Committee, November 2021
• “Recent Election Litigation,” 44th Annual Local Government Law in Florida Seminar, April 2021
• “Introduction to Redistricting Law,” Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment, December 2010
• “Political Committees, Committees of Continuous Existence, and Electioneering Communications Organizations,” Chamber of Commerce Business Advocacy Workshop, July 2007

News & Speaking Engagements

Publications

• “Florida GOP House speaker insists White House is not pushing redistricting,” Politico, December 10, 2025
• “Florida House Speaker: No need to wait on congressional redistricting,” Tallahassee Democrat, December 10, 2025
• “Outlook murky as yet another effort to redraw Florida’s congressional map begins,” Miami Herald, December 4, 2025
• “Fla. High Court Declines To Hear Case of Land-Buying Funds,” Law360, October 15, 2024
• “Court grapples with Florida’s ‘legislative privilege’ case,” Florida Trend, September 18, 2024
• “Fla. Lawmakers Claim Deposition Immunity in Voter Map Case,” Law360, September 17, 2024
• “Florida urges judge to dismiss lawsuit over redistricting in South Florida,” SunSentinel, July 15, 2024
• “Florida Slams Racial Gerrymandering Suit,” Law360, July 11, 2024
• “Fla. Calls Plan To Rethink Child Institutionalization Unviable,” Law360, January 24, 2024
• “Judge weighs evidence in Florida redistricting fight,” Orlando Sentinel, August 24, 2023
• “Judge scrutinizes DeSantis’ map that erased U.S. House seat held by Black Democrat,” Tallahassee Democrat, August 24, 2023
• “Florida Lawmakers Win Round in Congressional Redistricting Fight,” Daily Business Review, June 6, 2023
• “Lawmakers Win Round in Redistricting Fight,” News Service of Florida, June 5, 2023
• “Judge refuses pleas to reconsider earlier environmental spending ruling,” Politico, September 19, 2022
• “Fla. Justices Won’t Hear Gov.’s Query On Redistricting, Race,” Law360, February 10, 2022
• “Florida Governor Exits Challenge To Ban On Trans Athletes,” Law360, February 2, 2022
• “Manatee County narrows redistricting options ahead of vote.” Herald Tribune, December 8, 2021
• “Democrats keep raising the issue of prison gerrymandering. What’s that mean for redistricting?” Florida Politics, November 4, 2021
• “Democrats’ push for political parity in redistricting irks House committee chair,” Florida Phoenix, November 2, 2021
• “Florida’s Redistricting Process Can’t Intentionally Favor One Party, Only By Accident,” Florida Politics, November 2, 2021
• “DeSantis’ Attorneys Defend Law That Keeps Transgenders Out of Girls Sports,” Legal Newsline, August 31, 2021
• “Fla. Argues Challenge To Trans Athlete Ban Is Unripe,” Law360, August 24, 2021
• “FDOC ‘Disagrees’ With Federal Probe That Found Pattern Of Sexual Abuse At Lowell Prison,” WM FE, February 2021
• “State Disputes Report On Prison Sexual Abuse,” News Service of Florida, February 2021 “State, Plaintiffs Tout Vote-by-Mail Settlement,” News Service of Florida, July 2020
• “Judge Rules Sarasota County Redistricting Legal, New Lines Stand for 2020,” Florida Politics, May 2020
• “Judge Rules Sarasota County Redistricting Legal, New Lines Stand for 2020,” Sayfie Review, May 2020 “Sarasota County May Seek Court Costs in Redistricting Lawsuit,” Herald-Tribune, May 2020
• “Sarasota County Will Go After Plaintiffs In Redistricting Case To Recover Court Costs,” Herald-Tribune, May 2020
• “Sarasota County Wants to be Reimbursed for Costs of Redistricting Lawsuit,” Herald-Tribune, May 2020
• “Sarasota County Responds in Redistricting Litigation,” SUN Englewood, January 2020 “Dismissal Sought in Redistricting Litigation,” SUN Englewood, January 2020
• “Fla. High Court Urged To Review Use Of Land Buying Funds,” Law360, November 2019 “Gun Rights Groups, Moody Target Assault Weapons Ban,” WCTV, November 2019
• “Environmentalists, State Wrangle Over Conservation Spending,” WJCT, July 2019
• “Florida Continues Fight with Environmentalists Over Conservation Spending,” Tampa Bay Times, July 2019
• “Fla. Says Land Buying Funds Can Go To Other Enviro Uses,” Law360, July 2019
• “Florida Prepaid `Tuition Differential Fee’ Doesn’t Entitle Out-Of-State Students to Tuition Windfall:′ Appeals Panel,” Florida Record, March 2019
• “Deja Vu: Recount Veterans Back At It In Florida,” Law360, November 2018
• “Rick Scott Files Recount Lawsuit Against Hillsborough Elections Supervisor,” November 2018
• “Dems Up the Ante As Fla. Recount Litigation Piles Up,” Law360, November 2018
• “Big Law Mustering for Suit Over Florida Recount in Race Between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson,” Law.com, November 2018