Jesse SchecknerSeptember 22, 2022
6min0
She joined the Florida Bar three years ago.
Tag: Judicial Nominating Commissions
Jesse SchecknerSeptember 22, 2022
Drew WilsonApril 28, 2021
5min785
Florida is one of eight states with no Black justice, despite Black residents making up at least 10% of the population.
Staff ReportsNovember 12, 2019
8min471
They're the panels that recommend lawyers for judgeships.
Staff ReportsJuly 2, 2019
34min1368
They're the panels that recommend lawyers for judgeships.
Staff ReportsJanuary 23, 2019
3min230
JNCs have great influence in determining the makeup of the state’s judiciary.
Phil AmmannDecember 13, 2018
6min318
Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis’ looming appointments of three Florida Supreme Court justices brings into stark relief the urgent need to institute a fair, nonpartisan and merit-based selection process for judicial nominations in our state. The process for nominating state judges has become increasingly politicized in recent years, threatening the independence and impartiality of our courts. This […]
Ryan NicolDecember 11, 2018
7min508
State Sen. Perry Thurston has filed a new bill (SB 138) which would alter the makeup of judicial nominating commissions (JNC) starting in 2019. The bill would reduce the Governor’s control over the commissions, reverting the nominating process to the one that existed before 2002. Currently, the Governor is allowed to make five appointments to […]
Jim RosicaNovember 20, 2017
7min205
The state’s Senate President and House Speaker could get an indirect say over judicial appointments—including state Supreme Court justices—under legislation filed Monday. The bill (HB 753), filed by Pensacola state Rep. Frank White—also a 2018 GOP candidate for attorney general—would allow the top Senate and House leaders to appoint people to judicial nominating commissions (JNCs), the […]
Staff ReportsMarch 31, 2017
13min355
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday announced sixteen reappointments and fifteen appointments to fourteen Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs), the panels charged with making recommendations for judgeships. They “submit three to six names of the most highly qualified applicants to the Governor, who must make a final selection from the list,” according to The Florida Bar. “Each Judicial Nominating […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 4, 2017
7min1029
Christian D. Searcy doesn’t consider himself “the most political person” but suggests you don’t need a weatherman to see which way the wind is blowing on Florida’s judicial nominating panels. Searcy, president of the Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley personal-injury law firm, reacted to Tuesday’s news about the state’s Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs). Gov. Rick Scott had […]