News Releases

The Fourth District Court of Appeal (DCA) Judicial Nominating Commission(JNC) is in the process of preparing a list of nominees to fill the vacancies on the Fourth DCA created by the appointment of Judge Ed Artau to the Southern District of Florida. As part of that process, the JNC will conduct interviews October 21, 2025,…

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 Putnam County Court. This appointment shall file a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Elizabeth Morris. The Commission published a notice of vacancy and…

The Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated the following individuals for appointment to the Broward Circuit Court, presented in alphabetical order, for the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Gary Farmer. Pascale Achille Jeremy Franker James Robert Harris Janice Haywood Yves Pierre Laventure Cullin Avram O’Brien The Commission thanks the members…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced one County Court judicial vacancy and one Circuit Court judicial vacancy in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit resulting from the retirement of Judge Burns and the resignation of Judge Evans. Accordingly, the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for these vacancies. Applicants must be able to fulfill…

SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened to select and submit a list of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court (Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties) to fill two vacancies in the Circuit Court created by the enactment of Senate Bill 2508. The Commission published…

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) takes pleasure in certifying the following nominees to fill one new Circuit Court judgeship and one new County Court judgeship created by the signing of SB 2508 by Gov. Ron DeSantis: Circuit Court Nominees: Jonathan Bridges Gabriel Ermine Ron Herman Dane Leitner Christopher Sajdera Danielle Sherriff County Court…

Please note the interviews to fill the vacancies resulting from resignation of Nineteenth Circuit Court Judge Lawrence M. Mirman and the additional seat created pursuant to Senate Bill 2508 will be conducted in person. The interviews are scheduled to take place on Oct. 20, 2025, at the Martin County Courthouse, 4th Floor Conference Room on…

The following nominations have been forwarded to Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the two positions of county court judge created by the elevations of Judge Jeffrey Rich and Judge Richard Martin: Adam Bantner Jeffrey Bristol David Chee Travis Coy Michelle Doherty Cheryl Mason Matthew Mullinax Jessica O’Connor Christopher Saba The following nominations have been forwarded…