The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancies in the Miami-Dade County Court created by the elevation of Judge Laura Gonzalez-Marques and Judge Christine Bandin and the vacancies in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court created by the resignations of Judge Jennifer Bailey and Judge Rosy Aponte.
The Commission requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications described in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2023, as follows: The “Judicial Appointment Application 2022” may be downloaded in pdf and word format at:
https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.
(1) The original unredacted application shall be emailed in .pdf format to: jnc@pedroallende.com and sdimond@dkrpa.com.
(2) A redacted .pdf of the application shall be emailed to the following emails:
- jnc@pedroallende.com
- sdimond@dkrpa.com
- rfernandez@rhflawfirm.com
- kgooden@boydjen.com
- walter.harvey@dadeschools.net
- haydenjnc@gmail.com
- rpardo@pardolaw.com
- jrichardson@hsmpa.com
- jsuarez@continentalpllc.com
Untimely applications will not be considered. The filename for .pdf applications should be as follows: “FIRST NAME LAST NAME Circuit Application (redacted/unredacted)”, “FIRST NAME LAST NAME County Application (redacted/unredacted)”, or “FIRST NAME LAST
NAME County and Circuit Application (redacted/unredacted)”, as appropriate.
Applicants are asked to strictly follow all requests and instructions in this notice. Failure to do so could result in an application not being considered.
NOTE TO APPLICANTS: To assist the Judicial Nominating Commission in its review of applications, all questions must be fully and completely answered. Applications must include current contact information, including e-mail addresses, for judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and references to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the Commission. Please print to .pdf in lieu of scanning where possible.
Include all letters of recommendation that the applicant wishes the Commission to consider. The letters shall be attachments to the original application and the redacted copy and shall be included with the application saved in the .pdf file. Any additional information that the applicant feels may be helpful to the Commission in assessing the applicant’s qualifications shall be included as attachments to the original application and redacted copy saved in the .pdf file.
The Commission strongly suggests that applications be submitted as soon as they are prepared and well before the deadline. Applicants granted an interview will be scheduled in the order in which applications are received.
After the deadline for submitting applications, the Commission will determine which applicants will be interviewed. At this time, it is anticipated that interviews will be conducted in person on Dec. 15, 2023, although this date is subject to change.
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Pedro Allende (Chair)
Tel: 305-482-3529
jnc@pedroallende.com
Scott M. Dimond (Vice Chair)
Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A.
Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
2665 South Bayshore Dr., PH 2B Miami, FL 33133
Tel: 305-374-1920
sdimond@dkrpa.com
Robert H. Fernandez
RHF Law Firm, LLC
2600 South Douglas Road, Suite 305
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel.: 305-501-5011
rfernandez@rhflawfirm.com
Kansas R. Gooden
Boyd & Jenerette
11767 S Dixie Hwy #274
Miami, FL 33156
Tel.: 305-537-1238
kgooden@boydjen.com
Walter James Harvey
School Board Attorney’s Office
1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 400
Miami, FL 33132
Tel.: 305-995-1304/Fax: 305-995-1412
walter.harvey@dadeschools.net
Hayden P. O’Byrne
United States Attorney’s Office, SDFL
99 N.E. 4th Street
Miami, FL 33132
Tel: 305-961-9447/Fax: 305-530-7679
haydenjnc@gmail.com
Robert R. Pardo
Robert R. Pardo, P.A.
7700 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 512
Miami, FL 33156
Tel.: 305-596-7794/Fax: 305-596-5854
rpardo@pardolaw.com
R. Jordan Richardson
Heise Suarez Melville, P.A.
2990 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Suite 300
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel.: 305-800-4476
jrichardson@hsmpa.com
Jesus M. Suarez
Continental PLLC
255 Alhambra Cir., Suite 640
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-677-2707
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