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As a result of the resignation of Judge Angela Dempsey, there is a vacancy  on  the Second Circuit Court bench. Gov. Ron Desantis has asked the Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission  to  provide  him  with a list of highly qualified nominees for the vacancy by no later than Sunday, October 18, 2026. The Second Circuit...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has convened the Fourth District Judicial Nominating Commission to provide him with names of highly qualified nominees for two vacancies on the Fourth District Court of Appeal created by the retirement of Judge Melanie G. May and the confirmation of Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern...

Please note the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission gives notice the interviews to fill the vacancy created on the Saint Lucie County Court resulting from the elevation of Saint Lucie County Court Judge Jeffrey Walton Henriks to the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Circuit are scheduled to take place on Oct. 1, 2026 at...

As the result of the elevation of Saint Lucie County Court Judge Jeffrey Walton Henriks to the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Circuit and the vacancy thereby created on the Saint Lucie County Court the Nineteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission gives notice it is accepting applications to fill the Saint Lucie County Court Judge vacancy....

MIAMI – The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated the following individuals for appointment to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court and the Miami-Dade County Court for the judicial vacancies for which the Commission was convened on August 7, 2026. For the Eleventh Judicial Circuit (1 vacancy, listed in alphabetical order): Hon. Rita Cuervo Hon....

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) takes pleasure in certifying the following nominees to fill three (3) Circuit Court judge vacancies created by the retirement of Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo, Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen and Judge Greory Keyser: Circuit Court Nominees: Peter Bassaline Gabriel Ermine Sean Fahey Lauren Johnson William Minton Sarah Sherman Stephanie Tew...

The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission held an organizational meeting on August 26, 2026, to consider the applicants for a vacancy on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court and three vacancies on the Miami-Dade County Court created by the elevations of Judges Rebull, Correa, Espinosa Marin, and Perez Santiago. The Commission determined that it will consider...