Florida Bar Press Releases - March 2004 - THREE NEWLY ELECTED TO FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS; TWO INCUMBENTS RE-ELECTED

.Quote of the day: ...

Florida Legal news & Press releases

.Legal. Updated ..

SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL VACANCY

March 30, 2004

TALLAHASSEE -- Due to the resignation of Judge Julie Koenig, effective April 30, 2004, there is a vacancy on the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County.

Notice is hereby given that the Judicial Nominating Commission, 17th Judicial Circuit, will be accepting applications for this vacancy from March 30, 2004 to April 29, 2004. Applicants must have been members of The Florida Bar for at least five years, electors of the State of Florida, and residents of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida.

The Judicial Nominating Commission is a panel of nine citizens which screens applicants for Judgeship to the judicial vacancies and ultimately submits the names of at least six of the most qualified applicants to the Governor for appointment. The Governor is required by the Florida Constitution to select one of the applicants submitted to him by theJudicial Nominating Commission.

Applications and instructions are available on The Florida Bar website at www.flabar.org or by contacting Gina R. Pozzuoli at the address listed below.

Gina R. Pozzuoli, Esq.
Judicial Nominating Commission
Tripp Scott
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Telephone: 954-762-2510; Facsimile: 954-761-8475

An original and nine (9) copies of the completed applications (with photographs) must be received at the address above no later than Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 5 p.m. Applications received after the deadline WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

CONTACT: Gina R. Pozzuoli, Chair Judicial Nominating Commission
DATE: March 30, 2004
TELEPHONE: 954/762-2510

Applications: click here

Florida Legal News

THREE NEWLY ELECTED TO FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS; TWO INCUMBENTS RE-ELECTED

March 24, 2004

TALLAHASSEE -- Two Florida Bar Board members have been reelected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors and three new members have been elected.

Reelected Board members for two-year terms beginning in 2004 are:

Clifton A. McClelland, Jr., Melbourne, Eighteenth Circuit, Seat 1
Alan C. "Peter" Brandt, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Seventeenth Circuit, Seat 1

Newly elected Board members for two-year terms beginning in 2004 are:

Ross M. Goodman, Pensacola First Circuit, Seat 1
Andrew B. Sasso, Clearwater, Sixth Circuit, Seat 1
Henry T. Courtney, Miami, Eleventh Circuit, Seat 5

A run-off election will be held for one remaining seat on the board:

Eleventh Circuit, Seat 7: William Aaron, Miami and Benedict P. Kuehne, Miami

Results for this contested race are expected by April 23, 2004. All Board
members take office June 25, 2004.

The Bar's 52-member board consists of the president and president-elect, the president and president-elect of the Young Lawyers Division, representatives elected by members of the Bar from each of the state's 20 judicial circuits, four out-of-state representatives elected by Florida Bar members who reside outside of Florida, and two public members appointed by the Florida Supreme Court.

The Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject to limitations imposed by The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The full Board of Governors meets bi-monthly. To learn more about the Board of Governors and to view a current listing, please click on the following link: click here

View biographical information on 2004-2005 president Kelly Overstreet Johnson: click here

See a detailed release on president-elect designate Alan B. Bookman: click here

CONTACT: Francine Walker The Florida Bar
DATE: March 24, 2004
TELEPHONE: 850/561-5762

US Legal News