FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL HAS TWO OPENINGS
Gov. Ron DeSantis has convened the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission to provide him with names of highly qualified nominees for two vacancies on the Fourth DCA created by the retirement of Judge Melanie G. May and the confirmation of Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
The JNC requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications for district court judges described in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
Instructions for Submission:
- The current Judicial Application form must be used and can be downloaded from the Office of the Governor at www.flgov.com/eog/info/. Applicants must use the correct and current form.
- Applicants must submit two versions of the Application, one unredacted, and one with personal information redacted, both in .PDF (The redacted version should redact the information not subject to public disclosure as permitted by Section 119.071, Florida Statutes.)
- The filename for .pdf applications should be: “LASTNAME FIRSTNAME District Application (redacted /unredacted).” The Application must not exceed 8 MB. The Application should include a recent photograph.
Applicants must submit both versions (redacted and unredacted) by email no later than 4 p.m., on September 28 to the following individuals: (1) Greg Schwinghammer at [email protected], (2) Debra Jenks at [email protected], with a cc to (3) [email protected].
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- Upon receipt of the application by the JNC, the applicant will receive an email response acknowledging If an applicant does not receive an acknowledgement, the applicant should contact Greg Schwinghammer, 561-650-0595 to verify receipt.
- Interview Date: The JNC will interview applicants on October 21 at the Fourth DCA courthouse. A schedule will be published later. The public is welcome.
To assist the Judicial Nominating Commission in its review of applications, all questions must be fully and completely answered. Applications must include current contact information, including e-mail addresses, for references, opposing counsel, co-counsel, and judges to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the Commission.
Additional Information:
After the applications are submitted, the Commission will publish an interview schedule. The Commission will publish an additional notice containing the names of the applicants, the schedule of interviews, and information for any member of the public who wishes to attend the public portion of that meeting.
All interviews will be done in person. No telephonic or video conference interviews will be scheduled.
All proceedings of the commission are open to the public, except for deliberations. Applicants should not expect their applications to be kept confidential.
If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the application will be submitted to the governor.
Members of the bench, the Bar and the public are urged to contact the members of the commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.
If you have any questions about this release, call Greg Schwinghammer at (561) 650-0595, or email at [email protected].
The Members of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fourth District Court of Appeal are:
| Greg Schwinghammer
Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 500 East West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Office: 561-650-0595 |
Debra Jenks
Debra A. Jenks, P.A. 10130 Northlake Blvd Ste 214-242 West Palm Beach, FL 33412-1105 Office: 561-346-9854 |
| Paul Lopez. Tripp Scott, P.A.
110 SE 6th St Fl 15 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-5004 Office: 954-525-7500 |
Jonathan Osborne Gunster
450 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-4206 Office: 954-468-1322 |
| Casey Walker
Murphy & Walker, P.L. 2001 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL 32960-5493 Office: 772-231-1900 |
Robert Allen Robert Allen Law
249 Royal Palm Way Ste 301 Palm Beach, FL 33480-4333 Office: 305-372-3300 |
| Patricia Flanagan Shutts & Bowen LLP
525 Okeechobee Blvd Ste 1100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6351 Office: 561-835-8500 |
Daniel Epstein
FIU College of Law 11200 S.W. 8th St., Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall Miami, FL 33199 Office: (305) 348-7368 |
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