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FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION LIST OF APPLICANTS
April 7th, 2020
The Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission announces that it has received applications from the following persons for nomination to fill the vacancy on the Fourth District Court of Appeal resulting from the retirement of Judge Carole Y. Taylor. The schedule for the Monday, April 27 interviews of the applicants and the means…
8TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION NOTICE OF CIRCUIT COURT VACANCY
April 7th, 2020
The Eighth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces a Circuit Court vacancy due to the retirement of Judge James P. Nilon. Applicants must meet the qualifications for circuit court judge as set forth in the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes. All persons interested in applying must submit two copies of a complete application in .pdf format…
NINTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION NOTICE OF ORANGE COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
April 6th, 2020
ORLANDO – Governor Ron DeSantis has asked the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to provide him with names of highly qualified nominees for one Orange County Court judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Nancy Clark. The Commission requires interested candidates to submit a complete application for consideration. Applicants must have been a member…
TWENTIETH CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION NOTICE OF NOMINEES
April 2nd, 2020
The 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened to interview qualified candidates to fill the judicial vacancy resulting from the upcoming retirement of The Honorable Judge G. Keith Cary. The Commission certified to Governor Ron DeSantis the following list of candidates to fill that opening, listed in alphabetical order: Michael Jared Brown Kyle S. Cohen Gilberto…
JNC, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, NOTICE OF APPLICANTS FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
April 1st, 2020
The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission received applications from the individuals listed below to fill the vacancy on the First Judicial Circuit, Circuit Court created by the retirement of Judge Michael G. Allen. The JNC will convene at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 West Government Street, 5th…
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
March 30th, 2020
The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission will meet at noon (EST) Friday, April 3, 2020, via conference call, to conduct business related to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge James Wolf. Call-in number (open and public) is 888-508-8513; the participant code is 653510#. AGENDA I. Assign applications for vetting II….
11TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR CIRCUIT COURT OPENINGS
March 20th, 2020
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit has nominated the following individuals for appointment to the Miami-Dade Circuit Court for the vacancies resulting from the retirements of Judges Jacqueline Hogan Scola and John Schlesinger. Jason Bloch Rau Antonio Cuervo Christopher Green Kevin Hellmann Chiaka Ihekwaba Zachary James Scott Janowitz Lody Jean Joseph Mansfield…
10TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR COUNTY COURT OPENING
March 19th, 2020
The Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission met via video-conference on March 19, and interviewed 10 applicants via video-conference for the County Court judge vacancy created due to the retirement of Judge John Kirkland. The commission announced that the following nominees, listed in alphabetical order, have been forwarded to Gov. Ron DeSantis: Kevin M. Kohl, Esq….