13TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL VACANCIES
Gov. Ron DeSantis has convened the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to select and submit the names of highly qualified candidates to fill the two County Court vacancies created by the enactment of HB 5401.
Judicial applications for these vacancies must be received before 5 p.m. on Mon., March 3, 2025.
c/o Max Amster, Chair
Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
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Applicants must have been a member of the Florida Bar for the preceding five years and must be a registered voter. The individual appointed must reside in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit at the time that he or she is appointed.
The “Judicial Appointment Application 2025” may be downloaded from the Office of the Governor's website.
PLEASE NOTE: The application has been substantially revised since the last 13th JNC convened. Please be sure to download and use the current application. Applicants must submit:
- One digital (electronic) signed copy of the application (as a .PDF).
- One digital (electronic) signed copy of the application (as a .PDF) with personal information not subject to public disclosure redacted as permitted by Section 119.071, Florida Statutes, and suitable for production in response to public records requests.
NOTE TO APPLICANTS: All questions in the application must be fully and completely answered. The submitted application must include the required financial disclosures, writing samples, and a recent color photograph. Applications must also include current contact information, including e-mail addresses, for all judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and references to facilitate the background investigation that members of the Commission will conduct. Applications and redacted applications must be in .PDF form. The two .PDF files should be named in a “last name.first name” format. For example: Bob
Smith should submit two file names: (1) Smith.Bob.pdf and (2) Smith.Bob- REDACTED.pdf. No paper applications will be accepted.
Interviews are anticipated to take place the week of March 31, 2025. The location will be announced in the next press release. Applicants selected to be interviewed will be contacted to confirm the time of the interviews. A complete interview schedule will be published in advance of the interviews. A remote appearance option will be made available for the public to attend the interviews.
All proceedings of the Commission are open to the public except for deliberations. Accordingly, applicants should not expect their applications to be kept confidential. If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to the Governor.
Questions about the application or interview process should be directed to the Chair, Maximillian Amster.
The members of the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are:
Maximillian Amster, Chair
Email: [email protected]
813-575-2266
Candace Rich
Email: [email protected]
813-274-6000
Andrew J. Mayts, Jr.
Email: [email protected]
813-227-2248
Charles Reynolds
Email: [email protected]
954-361-6984
Adam D. Griffin
Email: [email protected]
813-857-0008
Jennie Granahan Tarr
Email: [email protected]
813-956-6760
Diego Pestana
Email: [email protected]
352-346-1220
Samuel Salario
Email: [email protected]
813-765-5113
Matthew Hall
Email: [email protected]
813-559-5523
Members of the bench, the Bar, and the public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.
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