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The Florida Bar has extended the deadline for applications to fill 26 openings in the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). That deadline has been extended until no later than 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12.
The Florida Bar must nominate three lawyers for each vacancy to Gov. Charlie Crist for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term commencing July 1. Applicants must be engaged in the practice of law and a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the commission to which the member is applying. Applicants must also comply with state financial disclosure laws. Commissioners are not eligible for state judicial office for vacancies filled by the JNC on which they sit for two years following completion of their four-year term.
Applications must be received by mail or fax, (850) 561-5826, in the office of Florida Bar Executive Director John Harkness. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Screening committees of the Bar’s Board of Governors will review all JNC applications. The committee will then make recommendations to the Board of Governors.
Attorneys interested in applying for any of these vacancies may download the proper application from the Bar’s Web site, www.floridabar.org, or should call Bar headquarters at (850) 561-5600, ext. 5757, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by the executive director at 651 E. Jefferson St., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 by the deadline date.