The Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for a Polk County, Circuit Court vacancy, created by the retirement of Judge Wayne M. Durden.
The Commission requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications for circuit court judges described in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
Applicants must submit two (2) copies of their application by 5 pm on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, as follows:
(1): The original unredacted application shall be emailed in .pdf format to: nick@southernatlanticlaw.com.
(2): A redacted .pdf of the application shall be emailed to nick@southernatlanticlaw.com. Personal information not subject to public disclosure—such as the social security number—shall be redacted as permitted by Section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes.
Untimely applications will not be considered. The filename for .pdf applications should be as follows “2024.11.22 FIRSTNAME LASTNAME Circuit Application (redacted /unredacted).”
Applications may be downloaded from The Florida Governor’s JNC Information webpage: https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.
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.
TENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Nicholas T. Zbrzeznj (Chair)
Southern Atlantic Law Group, PLLC
290 1st Street S
Winter Haven, FL 33881-4009
Tel.: 863-656-6672
nick@southernatlanticlaw.com
Julie Landrigan Ball (Vice-Chair)
Hardin & Ball, P.A. PO Box 3604
Lakeland, FL 33802-3604
Tel.: 863-534-4200
jball@hardinpalaw.com
Walter E. Engle, III
Publix Super Markets, Inc. PO Box 407
Lakeland, FL 33802-0407
Tel.: 863-413-8107
walt.engle@publix.com
Benjamin W. Hardin, Jr.
Hardin & Ball, P.A.
P.O. Box 3604
Lakeland, FL 33802-3604
Tel.: 863-688-5200
bwhardin@hardinpalaw.com
Krista Mahalak
Peterson & Myers, P.A.
242 West Central Avenue
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Tel.: 863-294-3360
kmahalak@petersonmyers.com
Robert S. Swaine
Swaine & Harris, P.A.
425 S. Commerce Avenue
Sebring, FL 33870
Tel.: 863-385-1549
bob@heartlandlaw.com
Frederick J. Murphy, Jr.
Boswell & Dunlap, LLP
245 S. Central Avenue Bartow, FL 33830
Tel.: 863-533-7117
fjm@bosdun.com
Lydia S. Zbrzeznj
Southern Atlantic Law Group, PLLC
290 1st Street S
Winter Haven, FL 33881-4009
Tel.: 863-656-6672
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