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News about the legal profession in Florida.
11TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL APPLICANTS AND INTERVIEW DATE AND TIMES
April 3rd, 2024
INTERVIEW DATE: April 12, 2024 LOCATION: Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. 2665 South Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 2B Coconut Grove, Florida 33133 The following individuals will be interviewed by the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy in the Miami-Dade County Court created by the elevation of County Court Judge Carlos Gamez to the…
2ND CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL APPLICANTS AND TIMES FOR INTERVIEWS
April 1st, 2024
The Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) received applications from 6 applicants seeking nomination for appointment to the vacancy on the Liberty County Court created by the resignation of Judge Kenneth Hosford. The JNC will interview candidates starting at 10 a.m. on Mon., April 15, 2024, at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center, 10405 NW Theo…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 6 ATTORNEYS
March 28th, 2024
Summaries of orders issued from March 1, 2024, to March 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 six attorneys, disbarring one, suspending four and reprimanding one. The Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar and its Division…
11TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES APPLICANTS FOR COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
March 25th, 2024
The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has received timely applications from the following individuals seeking to be appointed to the vacancy in the Miami- Dade County Court created by the elevation of County Court Judge Carlos Gamez to the Circuit Court: Alexander Annunziato Yaneth D. Baez Gilberto Barreto Gabrielle Raemy Charest-Turken Kevin Hellman Kyara L….
7TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES APPLICANTS FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
March 22nd, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested that the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convene for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court. The Seventh Circuit includes Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties. This appointment shall fill a vacancy created by the resignation…
3RD DCA ANNOUNCES INTERVIEW DATES FOR JUDICIAL APPLICANTS
March 20th, 2024
The Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancy in the Third District Court of Appeal created by the passing of Judge Eric Wm. Hendon. Potential applicants are advised that the Commission at present intends to hold interviews on April 25, 2024…
Deadline to Apply for JNCs Extended to April 15
March 19th, 2024
The Florida Bar has extended the deadline to accept applications from lawyers interested in serving on a judicial nominating commission (JNC). The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate three lawyers for each JNC to the governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2024. Applicants must be members…
19TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY
March 15th, 2024
As the result of the resignation of Nineteenth Circuit Court Judge Brennan Keeler, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission gives notice it is accepting applications for a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. All interested in applying, please note the following: Applications for this Nineteenth Circuit Court vacancy…
3RD DCA JNC ANNOUNCES JUDICIAL VACANCY AND APPLICATION DEADLINES
March 14th, 2024
The Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancy in the Third District Court of Appeal created by the passing of Judge Eric Wm. Hendon. The JNC seeks and encourages a broad, diverse, and highly qualified pool of applicants. The Commission requests…