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The 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces the list of applicants who will be interviewed to fill a vacancy in the Circuit Court of Brevard County created by the elevation of Circuit Judge John M. Harris to the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Oct. 5. Location: Maxwell C….

The Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will meet on October 24, 2018, at 8 a.m., at Peterson & Myers, P.A., 225 East Lemon Street, Suite 300, Lakeland, Florida 33801. The purpose of this meeting will be to interview applicants for the vacant Polk County Court seat and to deliberate. Commission Members are: Timothy J. McCausland,…

The Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces a vacancy on the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, created by the resignation of the Honorable Claudia Rickert Isom. The Commission is now accepting applications for the circuit court judge position.  Applicants must be residents of Hillsborough County, registered voters, and members…

The Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces one new vacancy in the County Court in Polk County due to the retirement of Judge Robert L. Williams, Jr. Applicants for this county judgeship must have been a member of The Florida Bar for the preceding five years, must be registered to vote in the state of…

MIAMI – The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Governor Rick Scott with nominees for the vacancy in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court created by the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan. The Commission requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications for circuit…

TALLAHASSEE, [September 12, 2018] — The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting applications to fill three positions of Florida Supreme Court Justice, appointed by the Governor, upon the mandatory retirement of Justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis, and Peggy Quince.  Based on the Supreme Court’s current composition, one seat must be filled by…

The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened this week and nominated the following people for Gov. Rick’s Scott consideration for two judicial vacancies in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. The nominees for the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Stephen Millan are: Altfield, William I. Bokor, Alexander Brinkley, Tanya J. Harris, Ayana Perez-Medina,…

The Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission submitted the following nominees for Gov. Rick Scott’s consideration to fill the Fifth Judicial Circuit vacancy caused by the resignation of Circuit Judge Johnathan D. Ohlman in Marion County. Robert Gregory Jerald LeAnn Mackey-Barnes Timothy Thomas McCourt Stacy Morris Youmans   ###

The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Seventh Judicial Circuit is pleased to announce the following named nominees that have been submitted to Gov. Rick Scott for his consideration for appointment to the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit: Ferebee, Christopher Johnson, Kenneth Mark Novas, Mitchel Osterndorf, MaryEllen Rendzio, Bryan Wood, Garry   ###

The Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is pleased to nominate the following applicants for the seat being vacated by the resignation of Broward Circuit Judge John Contini: David Weintraub Vegina “Gina” Hawkins Natasha DePrimo Yves P. Laventure Frank Ledee Julio E. Gonzalez, Jr. Original application materials have been forwarded to Gov. Rick Scott’s office for…