11TH CIRCUIT JNC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR TWO JUDICIAL VACANCIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2019
CONTACT: Hayden P. O’Byrne., Chair; hayden.obyrne@klgates.com
11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE: 305-539-3381
The 11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is extending the deadline for applications to fill the vacancies in the 11th Judicial Circuit created by the elevation of Judge Eric Hendon and Judge Bronwyn Miller. 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 three copies (3) of their application by 5 pm on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 as follows. (Note: All prior applications will be considered without the need to re-apply.)
The original unredacted paper application shall be delivered to:
Hayden P. O’Byrne
K&L Gates, LLP
200 S. Biscayne Blvd. 39th Floor
Miami, FL 33131-2399
The original unredacted application shall be emailed in .pdf format to: hayden.obyrne@klgates.com.
A redacted .pdf of the application shall be emailed to eleventhcircuitjnc@klgates.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 “19.1.18 FIRSTNAME LASTNAME Circuit Application (redacted /unredacted).”
Applicants are invited to provide the chair with a one-page sheet listing the date, location and time of hearings or trials that they would want the commissioners to observe. The one-page disclosure sheet is not mandatory and can be provided to the chair at any time before the interview day. No information other than the date, location and time should be provided on the one-page sheet.
Applications may be downloaded from the Florida Bar’s website at www.floridabar.org and the Office of the Governor at www.flgov.com. Applicants should include a recent photograph.
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 email addresses, for judges, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and references to facilitate the background investigation that will be conducted by the members of the commission.
The 11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will confer at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, to schedule interviews. A room will be made available to members of the public (K&L Gates, LLP, 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. 39th Floor, Miami, FL 33131) who wish to attend.
11TH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Hayden P. O’Byrne (Chair)
K&L Gates
Southeast Financial Center, Suite 3900
200 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131
Tel.: 305-539-3381
hayden.obyrne@klgates.com
Walter James Harvey (Vice Chair)
School Board Attorney’s Office
1450 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 400
Miami, FL 33132
Tel.: 305-995-1304/Fax: 305-995-1412
walter.harvey@dadeschools.net
Scott M. Dimond
Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A.
Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
2665 South Bayshore Drive, PH 2B
Miami, FL 33133
305-374-1920
sdimond@dkrpa.com
Robert H. Fernandez
Gunster Law Firm Brickell World Plaza
600 Brickell Ave., Suite 3500
Miami, FL 33131
Tel.: 305-376-6000/Fax: 786-425-4119
rfernandez@gunster.com
Daniel S. Fridman
White & Case LLP
Southeast Financial Center
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4900
Miami, FL 33131
Tel.: 305-995-5264
daniel.fridman@whitecase.com
Christine Hernandez
United States Attorney’s Office
99 N.E. 4th St.
Miami, Fl. 33132
Tel.: 305-961-9001
cherna25@aol.com
Paul Huck, Jr.
Jones Day
600 Brickell Ave.
Brickell World Plaza, Suite 3300
Miami, FL 33131
Tel.: 305-714-9700/Fax: 305-714-9799
paulhuck@jonesday.com
Jorge A. Mestre
Rivero Mestre, LLP
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 1000
Miami, FL 33134
Tel: 305-445-2500
jmestre@riveromestre.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
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