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News about the legal profession in Florida.
THE FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR ATTORNEY VACANCIES
September 3rd, 2024
The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following two vacancies on the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, the vacancies will be filled during the Board’s December 13, 2024, meeting. Lawyer applicants must be members of The Florida Bar and in good standing. Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission: Two attorneys to serve six-year terms…
THE FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO MAKE DECEMBER APPOINTMENTS
September 3rd, 2024
The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancies to be filled during its December 13, 2024, meeting. Lawyer applicants must be members of The Florida Bar and in good standing. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference (Southern District): One attorney delegate to represent the Southern District of Florida, to serve a four-year…
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING AND ANNUAL MEETING
August 30th, 2024
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces that it will hold two public Zoom meetings at 12:00 noon on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Notice of Public Meeting: Regarding the vacancy in the Circuit Court resulting from the enactment of HB 5401 creating a newly established judgeship with interviews currently scheduled for Friday, September 20,…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 5 ATTORNEYS
August 30th, 2024
Summaries of orders issued from July 31, 2024, to August 28, 2024 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 five attorneys, disbarring one, revoking the license of one, suspending two, and emergency suspending one. The Florida Supreme Court,…
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES APPLICANTS FOR CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
August 22nd, 2024
The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission received applications from the individuals listed below to fill the two vacancies on the First Judicial Circuit Court (two vacancies) and the vacancy on the Santa Rosa County Court (one vacancy). The JNC will convene at 8:00 a.m. on September 5th, in the Multimedia Room of The M.C. Blanchard…
20TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
August 21st, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced one judicial vacancy in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit resulting from the creation of a new Circuit Court judgeship. Accordingly, the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for this vacancy. Applicants must be able to fulfill the Constitutional qualifications before assuming the office of Circuit Court Judge,…
19TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL APPLICANTS AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
August 13th, 2024
There is a county court vacancy in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit due to Judge Kathryn Nelson’s resignation. The Nineteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission gave notice of such vacancy and received applications from the following ten (10) individuals, who will be interviewed on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 as follows: Applicant Time Jonathon R. Alford 10:00 a.m….