Second Circuit JNC seeks judicial applicants
As a result of the untimely passing of Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson, there is a vacancy on the Second Circuit Court bench. Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to provide him with nominees for this vacancy by no later than Friday, July 24.
Complete, unredacted applications for this vacancy must be received before 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at:
Second Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission
Attn: William N. Spicola
c/o Komisar Spicola, P.A.
101 North Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
The current judicial appointment application may be downloaded from the Office of the Governor at https://www.flgov.com/eog/info/judicial/applications. For this vacancy, the Second Circuit JNC will not accept the previous version of the application.
The Second Circuit JNC will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, telephonically at 605-475-4000, Participant Passcode 1071698#. Members of the public are invited to attend.
AGENDA:
- Call to Order.
- Review the list of applicants for vacancies and assign vetting.
- Adjourn.
Interviews will be held in person on July 14, July 15, or July 21 in Tallahassee. Additional information regarding the location and interview schedule will be forthcoming.
Neither incomplete applications nor applications submitted after the deadline will be considered. Further, all applicants must meet the qualifications for the circuit court judges outlined in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
No paper copies of the application will be accepted. Submit a thumb drive with a .PDF of the original application, and a .PDF version of the application with personal information not subject to public disclosure redacted as permitted by Section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes. Also include a digital 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 email addresses, for judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel and references to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the commission. Applicants shall not initiate contact with the commissioners until the nominees are submitted to Gov. DeSantis.
All proceedings of this JNC 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 Gov. DeSantis’ office. If there are any questions about the application process, contact William Spicola at the number above.
The members of the Judicial Nominating Commission include: William N. Spicola, Chair, David Arthmann, Denise Harle, Carly A. Hermanson, Nick Meros, Tim Moore, Amanda Neff, Kristina R. Osterhaus, and Jason Vail.
