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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JNC ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR SUPREME COURT VACANCY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30, 2025
CONTACT: Jesse Panuccio, Chairman; jpanuccio@bsfllp.com
Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE: 954-356-0011

The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission announces that it has certified to Governor DeSantis the following nominees to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Florida created by the resignation of Justice Charles Canady:

  • Roger Gannam
  • John Guard
  • Robert Long
  • Joshua Mize
  • Samuel Salario
  • Adam Tanenbaum

The redacted applications can be found on this page.

The Commission thanks all the applicants for their participation in the nomination process.

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The current members of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission are:

Chairman Jesse Panuccio, Palm Beach Gardens, jpanuccio@bsfllp.com

Vice Chairman Heather Stearns, Tallahassee, [email protected]

Charbel Barakat, Tampa, [email protected]

Tim Cerio, Tallahassee, tim.cerio@citizensfla.com

Fred Karlinsky, Weston, [email protected]

Harout Samra, Coral Gables, [email protected]

Jeanne T. Tate, Tampa, [email protected]

 

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