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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JNC SEEKS APPLICANTS
December 8th, 2025
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission is seeking qualified applicants to fill the vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Charles Canady. Based on the Florida Supreme Court’s current composition, the individual appointed to fill this vacancy must be a resident of Florida’s Second Appellate District at the time…
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JNC NOTICE OF MEETING
December 5th, 2025
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission provides notice that it will meet at 9:30 a.m. ET on Monday, December 8, 2025, via Zoom to discuss filling the roles of Chair and Vice Chair and to set a schedule to discuss filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Charles T. Canady. The Zoom…
2ND DCA JNC ANNOUNCES COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
December 4th, 2025
The following individuals have applied to the Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission for nomination to fill the vacancy on the Second District Court of Appeal resulting from the resignation of Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe and will be interviewed on the date and time listed below. Wednesday, December 17th 8:00 Mark R. Wolfe…
APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR JUDICIAL ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCY
December 1st, 2025
The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for an attorney vacancy on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. The 12-member committee renders 20-25 written advisory opinions a year to inquiring judges and judicial candidates regarding application of the Code of Judicial Conduct to specific instances of contemplated judicial and non-judicial conduct. Committee members serve…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 9 ATTORNEYS
November 26th, 2025
Summaries of orders issued from September 18, 2025, to November 25, 2025 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined nine attorneys, suspending eight, and reprimanding one. The Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar, and its Division of Lawyer…
17TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCIES
November 21st, 2025
The Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancies in the Broward Circuit Court and the Broward County Court created by the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Johnathan D. Lott and County Court Judge Mardi Levey Cohen, respectively. The Commission requests that interested candidates submit…
2ND DCA JNC ANNOUNCES COURT VACANCY
November 18th, 2025
Application Extension: The Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has extended the application deadline for applications to the 2d DCA until Wed., Dec. 3, 2025, at 4 p.m. All other application instructions from the Commission’s Press Release dated Oct. 22, 2025, remain unchanged. Interview Dates and Location: The Commission will interview candidates on…
20TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES
November 17th, 2025
On Oct. 2, 2025, the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened for the purpose of selecting and submitting the names of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the Circuit Court and County Court vacancies as a result of the vacancies caused by the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Mary Evans and the retirement of…
4TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES LIST OF NOMINEES FOR FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCIES
November 17th, 2025
Earlier today, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fourth Judicial Circuit interviewed eight (8) applicants to fill the second of two vacancies on the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Bench as a result of the enactment of SB 2508. Following deliberations and thoughtful consideration of each applicant, the Commission nominates the following individuals (in alphabetical order…
4TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES LIST OF NOMINEES FOR NASSAU COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
November 17th, 2025
On Nov.13, 2025, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fourth Judicial Circuit interviewed seven (7) applicants to fill the vacancy for Nassau County Court created by enactment of SB 2508. Following deliberations and thoughtful consideration of each applicant, the Commission nominates the following individuals (in alphabetical order and without any preference) to Gov. Ron DeSantis:…