4th CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES DUVAL COUNTY COURT VACANCY AND INTERVIEW DATE
As a result of the appointment of the Hon. Lester B. Bass to the 4th Judicial Circuit bench, there now exists a vacancy on the Duval County Court bench. Gov. Rick Scott has asked the 4th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission to provide him with nominees for this vacancy.
Complete applications for this vacancy must be received before 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at the following location:
4th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission
Attn: Patrick J. Kilbane, Chairman
1540 The Greens Way Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Applications may be downloaded from the Florida Bar’s website at www.floridabar.org or the Office of the Governor at www.flgov.com.
Interviews will be held on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Chief Judge Mark Mahon’s chambers on the 7th floor of the Duval County Courthouse.
Neither incomplete applications nor applications submitted after the deadline will be considered. Further, all applicants must meet the qualifications for county court judges outlined in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
In addition to the original application, applicants must email a .PDF version of the application to [email protected] with personal information not subject to public disclosure redacted as permitted by Section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes. A recent photograph should be attached to the original application. Please also email a digital photo with the redacted application. To assist the commission, all questions on the application must be fully and completely answered. Applications must include current contact information, including email addresses for judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel and references to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the commission. Applicants shall not initiate contact with the commissioners until the nominees are submitted to Gov. Scott.
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 Gov. Scott’s office.
If there are any questions about the application process, please contact Patrick J. Kilbane at the number above.
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