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1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION NOTICE OF COUNTY COURT VACANCY

The 1st Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces a vacancy created in the County Court by the resignation of County Judge Joyce Williams.

Applicants must have been a member of The Florida Bar for the preceding five years, registered voters and must be residents of the territorial jurisdiction of the court at the time of assuming office.  Applications may be downloaded from the Office of the Governor’s website at www.flgov.com or the Florida Bar’s website at www.floridabar.org.

PLEASE NOTE REQUIREMENTS:

All persons interested in applying must deliver the following:

1. A PDF version of the completed application and attachments, including the executed FDLE form; with a color photograph either in .jpg or .gif format:

By email: [email protected]

By mail or hand delivery on nine (9) separate flash drives:

Pamela E. Langham, Esquire

420 Canterbury Lane

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

1. A redacted PDF version of the application and attachments excluding all exempt information under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes and other applicable public records law.

1. The PDF files, executed FDLE form and color photograph either in .jpg or .gif format should be submitted by email or mail or hand delivery as listed above and should be named so that the applicant’s name and “redacted” or “original” is readily apparent in the name of the folder/file.

NOTE TO APPLICANTS: All questions in the application must be answered fully and completely. Applications should include current and accurate contact information for judges, co- counsel, opposing counsel, and references because those individuals will likely be contacted.

The deadline for submission of the application is April 11 by 5 PM CST. Incomplete

or non-functioning electronic copies of the applications and applications received after the deadline may not be considered.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 25 or Friday, April 26. Members of the bench, bar and the public are encouraged to contact members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.  A complete listing for each member is available from the Florida Bar’s website: www.floridabar.org.

All proceedings of this Judicial Nominating Commission are open to the public except for deliberations. Accordingly, applicants should not expect their application be kept confidential.

If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to Governor DeSantis’ office.

If there are any questions about the application process, please contact Pamela E. Langham, Chair at the 850-341-1369 or [email protected].