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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2005


TO: THE PRESS

FROM: LARRY A. DALE, CHAIRMAN
18TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION

18TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR A VACANCY ON THE SEMINOLE COUNTY, COUNTY COURT; A VACANCY ON THE BREVARD COUNTY, COUNTY COURT; AND A VACANCY ON THE EIGHTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT.



Applicants are being sought to fill a seat on the Seminole County, County Court. This appointment is to fill a new judicial position in the Seminole County, County Court created by the 2005 Legislature.

Applicants are also being sought to fill a seat on the Brevard County, County Court. This appointment is to fill a new judicial position in the Brevard County, County Court created by the 2005 Legislature.

Applicants are also being sought to fill a seat on the Eighteenth Circuit. This appointment is to fill a new judicial position in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit created by the 2005 Legislature.

Applicants for both the Seminole and Brevard County Seats must have been a member of The Florida Bar for the preceding five (5) years, must be electors of the State of Florida, and must reside in Seminole or Brevard Counties.

The deadline for submitting all applications for the Eighteenth Circuit, Seminole County, County Court, and Brevard County, County Court positions is Friday, September 30, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. An original and nine (9) copies of the completed application and attachments for these positions must be delivered by the foregoing deadline to:

Larry A. Dale, Chairman
Eighteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
Sanford Airport Authority
1200 Red Cleveland Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773
(407)585-4002

or

Dixie N. Sansom, Vice-Chairwoman
Eighteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
Canaveral Port Authority
200 George King Boulevard
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920



Applications will be screened by the Eighteeenth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission and candidate interviews held on a date to be announced. From the pool of candidates interviewed, at least three (3), but no more than six (6) names will be submitted to the Governor. The Governor has sixty (60) days from the receipt of the names to make the appointments.

Applications may be obtained from the Judicial Nominating Commission’s website at www.18jnc.com. Due to the possibility of future vacancies within the Eighteenth Circuit, all applications submitted timely will be retained for six months.

Copies to:   :
Governor Jeb Bush – Attn: Racquel A. Rodriquez
Honorable Kerry I. Evander, Chief Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
The Orlando Sentinel
The Sanford Herald
Florida Today
The Florida Bar
Seminole County Bar Association
Brevard County Bar Association
All 18th Circuit JNC Members
The Florida Bar News




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