Ryan NicolJanuary 23, 2020
4min629
Gov. Ron DeSantis has 60 days to make his picks.
Tag: Supreme Court Judicial Nominating CommissionCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Ryan NicolJanuary 23, 2020
Staff ReportsJanuary 14, 2019
6min457
Leaders in law, politics and business chimed in after news that Gov. Ron DeSantis had appointed appellate judge Robert Luck to fill a vacancy on the state’s Supreme Court: — Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody: “Judge Luck has distinguished himself in his service as a federal prosecutor, circuit court judge, and a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal. […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 14, 2019
6min539
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday appointed Robert J. Luck, a judge on the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami, to the Florida Supreme Court. He’s the first Jewish justice to be named since Barbara Pariente was appointed by Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1997. DeSantis announced the pick — first reported Sunday night by Florida Politics — at […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 14, 2019
7min478
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday will appoint Robert J. Luck, a judge on the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami, to the Florida Supreme Court. The Governor’s Office on Sunday night said DeSantis will “make a major announcement” at 10 a.m. in Miami. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez also is slated to attend. Three sources later confirmed to Florida […]
Jim RosicaNovember 20, 2017
8min317
Gov. Rick Scott is moving to remove Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente from a legal challenge to his judicial appointment power, saying she’s biased against him. Daniel Nordby, Scott’s general counsel, filed a motion for disqualification Monday. Scott’s decision follows Pariente “making disparaging remarks after the conclusion of the oral argument in this case on […]
Jim RosicaNovember 14, 2017
6min323
A conservative watchdog says it’s filed a public records request for emails from Justice Barbara Pariente and Chief Justice Jorge Labarga after what it calls “the justices’ overt political bias.” The D.C.-based Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) late Monday released a copy of its request to the Florida Supreme Court. It asks for copies of […]
Jim RosicaNovember 7, 2017
7min291
An attorney for Gov. Rick Scott has filed a public records request with the state Supreme Court over last week’s ambiguous “hot mic” conversation between Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and Justice Barbara Pariente. But Scott stopped short Tuesday of saying whether he will ask the two justices to recuse themselves from further involvement in a case over […]
Jim RosicaNovember 4, 2017
6min568
“Izzy Reyes is on there, he’ll listen to me.” That’s what Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga can be heard saying to Justice Barbara Pariente right after Wednesday’s oral argument in a lawsuit over the governor’s judicial appointments power. A lawyer named Israel U. Reyes is a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). The […]
Associated PressNovember 28, 2016
1min205
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will pick a new state Supreme Court from one of three finalists. A state nominating panel on Monday interviewed 11 applicants for the job and then whittled down the list before coming up with a list for Scott. The panel recommended that Scott consider Charles Alan Lawson, the chief judge for […]
Jim RosicaNovember 28, 2016
10min544
The third round of interviews of Florida Supreme Court applicants on Monday brought several revelations, including state Rep. Larry Metz’s disclosure that he has Parkinson’s disease. Metz, a Yalaha Republican, shared his diagnosis with members of the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission at the end of his interview. “I don’t think it’s an issue,” Metz […]