Workers’ comp judges seek reappointment
Workers’ comp judges seek reappointment
The Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims (SNCJCC) will meet August 22, 2016, at 1 p.m., at the Orlando World Center Marriott to interview the following judges of compensation claims for reappointment: Mary D’Ambrosio of West Palm Beach, Daniel Lewis of Ft. Lauderdale, Mark Massey of Tampa, Stephen Rosen of St. Petersburg, and Thomas Sculco of Orlando.
The commission will also interview applicants for appointment to serve as a commissioner; three will be appointed by the commission. One appointee must reside in the First District Court of Appeal jurisdictional area; one must reside in the Third District Court of Appeal jurisdictional area; and one must reside in the Fifth District Court of Appeal jurisdictional area.
Application forms for both the reappointment as judge and for commission-appointed commissioner are on the OJCC website at www.fljcc.org, under the Statewide Judicial Nominating Commission tab.
Guidelines for the operation of the commission are available at www.fljcc.org/JCC/snc.asp.
Applications (one original) shall be submitted to Lisa Mustain, The Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), The DeSoto Building, 1230 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee 32399-3060 or [email protected], no later than July 28 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. This may be hard copy by mail or delivery, or electronic in PDF format by email. The DOAH will distribute the applications to each individual member of the SNCJCC. Any questions or comments relating to any of the above judges of compensation claims should be addressed in writing to Wogan “Wogie” Badcock, SNCJCC Commission chair, P.O. Box 497, Mulberry 33860.
If you wish to speak at the meeting in opposition to the reappointment of any of the above judges or the nomination of any applicant, written notice must be provided to Mustain no later than 5 p.m., E.T., August 8. The letter should include a brief explanation regarding the request. If you wish to present any documents in support of your appearance before the commission, copies must be provided to the chair and the Division of Administrative Hearings no later than 5 p.m., E.T., August 8.
The commission will not ordinarily grant any requests for personal appearances to speak in favor of any of the above sitting judges, but will accept letters in support of the current judges as long as they are delivered to Mustain by 5 p.m., E.T., August 8.
The commission will meet telephonically on August 15 at 2 p.m. E.T., to discuss procedural issues for the August 22 meeting. This telephonic meeting is open to the public by dialing 888-670-3525, and entering code number 249 217 2867# when prompted.
