Circuit and County Courts 2024
5th Circuit Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge Anthony Tatti
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Vacancy Location/Extended Deadline
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Helm
7th Circuit Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge James Clayton
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Notice of Vacancy
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Amended Notice of Vacancy
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Pickens
7th Circuit Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge Raul Zambrano
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Wainer
11th Circuit Court & Miami-Dade County Court:
Vacancies Caused by the Resignation of Judge Rosy Aponte and Judge Jennifer Bailey and the Elevation of Judge Christine Bandin and Judge Laura Gonzalez-Marques
Resignation Letter – Aponte
Resignation Letter – Bailey
Resignation Letter – Bandin
Resignation Letter – Gonzalez-Marques
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Gamez
Letter Appointing Hernandez
Letter Appointing Hochstadt
Letter Appointing Quinones
13th Circuit Court & Hillsborough County Court:
Vacancies Caused by the Resignation of Chief Judge Ronald Ficarrotta and the Elevation of Judge Michael Hooi & Judge Joseph Tompkins
Resignation Letter – Ficarrotta
Resignation Letter – Hooi
Resignation Letter – Tompkins
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement of Applicants
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Murphy
Letter Appointing Brown
Letter Appointing Felix
17th Circuit Court & Broward County Court:
Vacancies Caused by the Resignation of Judge Mariya Weekes and the Elevation of Judge Catalina Avalos
Resignation Letter – Avalos
Resignation Letter – Weekes
Letter to Convene – Avalos
Letter to Convene – Weekes
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Receipt of Applicants
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Ricca
Letter Appointing Wigand
19th Circuit Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge Brennan Keeler
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Applicants Selected for Interviews
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Ewen
20th Circuit Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge Leigh Hayes
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Receipt of Applicants
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Brown
Alachua County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge Walter Green
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Receipt of Applicants
Announcement – Applicants Selected for Interviews
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Ramsey
Alachua County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge Thomas Jaworski
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Notice of Vacancy
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Lee
Bay County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge Joe Grammar
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Smith
Collier County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Elevation of Judge Christopher Brown
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Announcement – Notice of Public Meeting
Announcement – Notice of Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Cunningham
Columbia County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Enactment of HB 5401
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Notice of Applicants and Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Hill
Hillsborough County Court:
Vacancies Caused by the Resignation of Judge John Conrad and the Elevation of Judge J. Logan Murphy
Resignation Letter – Conrad
Resignation Letter – Murphy
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Griner
Letter Appointing Johnson
Liberty County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge Kenneth Hosford
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Bufano
Orange & Osceola County Court:
Vacancies Caused by the Resignation of Judge Andrew Bain and the Elevation of Judge Christine Arendas, Judge Harold Epperson, and Judge Brian Sandor.
Resignation Letter – Arendas
Resignation Letter – Bain
Resignation Letter – Epperson
Resignation Letter – Sandor
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Beasley
Letter Appointing Skipper
Letter Appointing Dorn
Letter Appointing Pulayya
Palm Beach County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Judge Panse
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Mullinax
Polk County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge Robert Fegers
Resignation Letter – Fegers
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Receipt of Applicants
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Williamson
Miami-Dade County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Elevation of Carlos Gamez
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Applicants
Announcement – Applicants Selected for Interviews
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Hellmann
Sarasota County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Elevation of Judge Ryan Felix
Resignation Letter – Felix
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Notice of Meeting
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Hankin
Seminole County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Elevation of Judge Mark Herr
Resignation Letter – Herr
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Application Deadline Extended
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Grunor
Walton County Court:
Vacancy Caused by the Retirement of Judge David Green
Resignation Letter
Letter to Convene
Announcement – Now Accepting Applications
Announcement – Interview Schedule
Certified List of Nominees
Letter Appointing Wells