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Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday announced the appointment of four new trial-court and appellate judges: — J. Andrew “Drew” Atkinson to the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland. Atkinson, 44, of Tampa, is now the General Counsel for the Department of Management Services. A native of the Tampa Bay area, he previously practiced with the […]

Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2017

Mary Thomas, the former top lawyer at the Department of Elder Affairs under Gov. Rick Scott, is on a list of finalists to become a Pinellas-Pasco circuit judge. The 6th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) sent 11 names, including Thomas, to Scott last month to fill two vacancies created by the retirements of Mark I. Shames […]

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Gaveling in: Rick Scott appoints new judges

Former Rick Scott official in line for Pinellas-Pasco judgeship