11/28/16 Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Part 1

Judicial merit selection is a way of choosing judges through appointment, using a nonpartisan nine-member commission of lawyers and non-lawyers to locate, recruit, investigate, and evaluate applicants for judicial office. Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs) submit three to six names of the most highly qualified applicants to the Governor who must make a final selection from the list. Each Judicial Nominating Commission has nine members. Five members are appointed by the Governor. The Florida Bar sends nominations to the Governor to fill the four remaining spots. The purpose of this meeting is to interview applicants for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the resignation of Justice James E.C. Perry.

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