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Jim RosicaJune 22, 2017

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday granted Gov. Rick Scott‘s request for 14 extra days to respond to a lawsuit claiming he doesn’t have authority to appoint three new justices on the last day of his term. Scott general counsel Daniel Nordby filed the request Wednesday, asking to move the deadline to July 19. “Multiple extensions […]

Staff ReportsMarch 31, 2017

Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, who represented the state in its losing fight with the Seminole Tribe over blackjack, has won an appointment to sit on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Gov. Rick Scott announced Moe’s and five additional trial judge appointments late Friday. Moe, 38, of Tampa, is a shareholder with Bush Ross who served a […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 15, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott has chosen litigators to fill four vacancies on the state trial bench. James T. Ferrara will replace Moses Baker Jr. on the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in West Palm Beach. Ferrara is a shareholder at Shraiberg, Ferrara, Landau & Page who practices commercial litigation. He holds a J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday appointed three deputy prosecutors as county judges on the west coast of Florida. Joseph A. Poblick, who was in private practice, will be a new Pasco County judge. He replaces Judge Marc H. Salton. Poblick, 41, of Dade City, has also been an assistant state attorney for the 9th Judicial […]

Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a new circuit judge in central Florida despite a candidate still suing to get the seat filled by election. Scott last week tapped David V. Ward of Sebring for the judgeship. Ward, 47, has been an assistant state attorney since 2001. He will replace Judge Olin W. Shinholser for the […]

Jim RosicaJune 3, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott won’t be able to appoint a new judge for the Palm Beach County court, the Florida Supreme Court decided Friday. The unanimous decision means Palm Beach voters get to pick a replacement for outgoing County Judge Laura Johnson. She resigned to run for a circuit judgeship. But the court did side with Scott on three […]

Staff ReportsMay 26, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Michelle L. Naberhaus and Thomas J. Brown to the Brevard County Court. Naberhaus, a 41-year-old Merritt Island resident, has practiced with Dean Mean P.A. since 2015. From 2013 until 2015, she was a sole practitioner for Michelle L. Naberhaus P.L. Previously, she was a shareholder with the GrayRobinson firm. Naberhaus fills a […]

Jim RosicaMay 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott made two judicial appointments in South Florida on Monday. Jose A. Izquierdo, a criminal defense lawyer, was named to a circuit judgeship in the 17th Judicial Circuit serving Broward County. Izquierdo, 40, of Miramar, most recently practiced on his own and with Izquierdo & Marin, according to a governor’s office news release. He previously […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 5, 2016

Florida Solicitor General Allen Winsor has been tapped to fill a vacancy on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal bench. Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointment on Thursday. Winsor, 39, will replace Judge Robert T. Benton, who retired last month. As solicitor general, Winsor reports to Attorney General Pam Bondi and essentially acts as the state government’s lawyer […]

Mark FerruloAugust 17, 2014

Last month, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that consumers accessing Obamacare through state-run health insurance exchanges should not be eligible for tax credits under the health-care law. This is an eye-opening reminder of the profound impact that the courts can have on our daily lives. This ill-conceived decision also […]

Tag: judicial appointments

Rick Scott gets more time to respond to judicial appointments lawsuit

Attorney in state’s blackjack case one of six appointments to bench

Rick Scott chooses trial attorneys to replace four judges

Rick Scott names three new county judges

Rick Scott appoints judge despite lawsuit

Court blocks Rick Scott from picking judge

Rick Scott makes more judicial appointments

Rick Scott names two new judges in Broward

Rick Scott names 9 new judges, including Allen Winsor

Mark Ferrulo: Bad judicial appointments can be harmful to your health