8th Judicial Circuit accepting applicants for County Court Judge following the retirement of Judge Walter Green
Staff report
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The 8th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission has announced a County Court vacancy due to the retirement of Judge Walter Green.
Applications are being accepted for the vacancy, with a deadline of noon on January 15.
Application details
APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A COUNTY COURT JUDGE AS SET FORTH IN THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION AND FLORIDA STATUTES. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN APPLYING MUST SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION IN .pdf FORMAT VIA EMAIL TO norm@normdfugatepa.com. ONE OF THE .pdf COPIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN REDACTED FORMAT* AND ONE IN NON-REDACTED FORMAT.
*Redacted format means that the document is submitted with redactions of all information which is confidential and/or exempt from the public right of access under Article I, Section 24(a) of the Florida Constitution, (for more information, refer to the 2023 Sunshine Manual: https://legacy.myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/wf/mnos- b9qq79/$file/sunshinemanual.pdf).
The deadline for submitting the applications is January 15, 2024 by 12:00 noon. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications may be downloaded from The Florida Governor’s JNC Information webpage: https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial- nominating-commission-information/
The inclusion of a photograph is encouraged.
A list of the members of the Eighth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is available via The Florida Bar’s JNC webpage.
Direct contact with a Commissioner, initiated by an applicant regarding his or her application, is discouraged. Candidate questions regarding the JNC process should be submitted in writing to the JNC Chair.
Please, let it be someone who gives higher bonds
Someone who understands Law 101 would be helpful.
2nd most corrupt judge in Alachua County history.
Bye bye wokey Walt. Dont let door hit you on the way out. Finally a breath of fresh air.
Second only to SA Kramer in encouraging criminal violence (especially using guns as weapons).
Stanley Griffis will definitely go down in history as the worst judge (and person) EVER!!
To bad the governor doesn’t appoint his replacement.
The Governor does, based on the nominations forwarded by the JNC. Just like the GRUA.
We better build a bigger jail. Green seemed to delight in letting repeat, violent offenders back out on the streets where they’d commit more crimes while awaiting trial.
Case in point: https://alachuachronicle.com/woman-on-pre-trial-release-connected-with-car-sought-in-fatal-hit-and-run/
Had he kept this violent woman in jail, she wouldn’t have killed an innocent victim in a hit and run while fleeing Walmart after she and her companion shoplifted.
It’s too bad that judges don’t have to answer for their misjudgments.
I’d rather see tax dollars being spent to build a new jail instead of keeping, marketplace open, it was served the community better
Do you need a JD to be a judge by law?
Hopefully his replacement is a proponent for ending cash bails 🤞