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The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) met at 9:30 a.m. (EST) 8:30 a.m. (CST) on Friday, July 10, 2020, via conference call for its annual Organizational Meeting. Benjamin J. Gibson was elected Chair and Mohammad O. Jazil was elected Vice Chair for terms commencing immediately until July 1, 2021. Benjamin Gibson…

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Friday, July 17, 2020, to fill the vacancies for a Circuit Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Edward Artau and a County Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Paige Gillman: 9:00 a.m.   …

The Twentieth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a telephonic meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 4 p.m. to conduct its annual meeting for the purpose of electing a Chair and Vice-Chair for the Commission for the following year and discussing procedures and policies of the Commission. Anyone who would like to participate in…

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) held its 2020 Annual Meeting on July 7, 2020. The JNC elected Robert Harvey of Jenks & Harvey LLP to serve as Chair and Gordon Dieterle of Peter M. Feaman, P.A.  to serve as Vice Chair for 2020-2021. A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is…

The Florida Bar is accepting applications for lawyer vacancies on each of the Supreme Court, Third DCA, Third Circuit, Ninth Circuit, 13th Circuit, 15th Circuit, and 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commissions. On July 2, the Bar received notification from the Governor’s Office of one commissioner resignation and six rejected slates of Florida Bar JNC nominees….

On July 7, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission elected Robert H. Fernandez of RHF Law Firm, LLC to serve as Chair and Miranda Lundeen Soto of Shutts & Bowen LLP as Vice Chair of the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission for 2020- 2021. ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS Robert H. Fernandez (Chair)…

The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. (EST) 8:30 a.m. (CST) on Friday, July 10, 2020, via conference call for its annual Organizational Meeting.  The call-in number (open and public) is 888-508-8513, Participant Code:  653510#. AGENDA: Election of Chair and Vice-Chair New business-if any Adjourn  

**APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 27, 2020.  The deadline and interview dates below supersede the dates provided in a prior press release dated June 22, 2020. As a result of the elevation of Judge Robert Long, Jr. to the First District Court of Appeal, there is a vacancy on the Second Circuit Court bench. Additionally,…

Notice is hereby given that the Fourth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2020, at 3 p.m. The following link can be used to access the meeting room: https://zoom.us/j/8381935868?pwd=cTE3RThoQ1I0NXR5dFFINW8raDZhQT09 Matters to be considered are Commission Chair and Vice-Chair elections, as well as other matters as the JNC…

The Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces a vacancy in the Fifth Judicial Circuit for Lake County Court Judge because of the elevation of Circuit Judge Cary Rada. Applicants must fulfill the constitutional qualifications before assuming the office of County Court judge, which require the appointee to be a member in good standing of The…