Clay County needs a judge
As a result of the appointment of Judge Kristina Mobley to the Circuit Court, there is a vacancy on the Clay County Court. Gov. Ron DeSantis has convened the Fourth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission and asked that they provide him with nominees for the Clay Count Court vacancy.
Complete unredacted and redacted applications (see below for more information) for this vacancy must be received before 5 p.m. on Friday, April 17, via email to Chanda Rogers at: [email protected].
Applications may be downloaded from the Governor’s website by using this URL.
Interviews for the Clay County Court vacancy will be held on Thursday, May 14, at the Historic Clay County Courthouse.
Neither incomplete applications nor applications submitted after the deadline will be considered. Further, all applicants must meet the qualifications for Judges outlined in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
Personal information not subject to public disclosure should be redacted on a separate copy of the application as permitted by Section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes. Please also e-mail a digital color photo with the applications. To assist the commission, all questions on the application must be fully and completely answered. Applications must include current contact information (especially direct phone numbers), including e-mail addresses for judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and references to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the Commission.
All proceedings of this Judicial Nominating Commission are open to the public except for deliberations. Accordingly, applicants should not expect their application to be kept confidential.
If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to The Executive Office of the Governor.
If there are any questions about the application process, please contact Chanda L. Rogers at the number above. Applicants shall not initiate contact with the Commissioners until the nominees are submitted to the Governor unless questions pertain to the application process only.
