Interviews announced for vacancy in Judge Thomas Jaworski’s seat
Press release from Norm Fugate, Chair of 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – All applicants who were interviewed by the Commission in the previous nomination cycle, on February 14, 2024, remain in consideration for nomination for the current vacancy The 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the following new applicants for nomination on May 20, 2024, beginning at 9:00 a.m.:
Names: Rogers Walker, Lua Lepianka, Luis Rodriguez
Time Slot: 9:00-10:00
Any applicant from the previous nomination cycle who wishes to appear on May 20 and address the Commission may do so by notifying the Chair. Five minutes per applicant will be reserved.
The interviews will be held in the Chief Judge’s Conference Room, 4th Floor of the Alachua County Civil Courthouse. The interviews are open to the public. Deliberation sessions, which generally occur before the interviews begin, during breaks, and at the conclusion of the interview session, are confidential.
Will the interviews be recorded on video, available online?
What about their resumes, memberships in ACLU, SPLC, etc?
I wonder if they have friends like Justice Thomas?
“For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he has vacationed on Crow’s superyacht around the globe. He flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks.
The extent and frequency of Crow’s apparent gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court.
These trips appeared nowhere on Thomas’ financial disclosures. His failure to report the flights appears to violate a law passed after Watergate that requires justices, judges, members of Congress and federal officials to disclose most gifts, two ethics law experts said. He also should have disclosed his trips on the yacht, these experts said.”
We are more concerned about local crime here.
I could guess which is going to get it, based upon the names….
Those aren’t the only candidates, just the late comers.
Here’s my review of all the candidates for both Jaworski and Green’s seats:
Eric Atria – NO, indigents, pub. def., “trans kid rights” subversive
Katherine Floyd – YES, estates, wills, business, probate
Evin Gardner – NO, asst. public def., and litigation, jaded?
Adam Hapner – OK, fed. st. atty, prosecutor Ft. Laud.
Doreen Inkeles – OK, civil family law, Trenton
Adam Lee – OK, gen. purpose, good reviews in NW G’ville
AuBroncee Martin – NO
Yolanda Means – NO, pro-BLM defender
Lua Mellman – defended in court, an arrested fellow public attorney for voyeurism. Puts career ahead of the people, jaded?
{Jonathan Ramsey – Gov. replaced Judge Green with him / OK, local ambulance chaser at Pvt. firm}
Luis Rodriguez – criminal defender in Starke. Jaded?
Adam Stout – NO, criminal defender jaded?
Shawn Thompson – OK if not jaded, DA’s att’y
Cary Torres – NO, immigration, crim. def., ambulances
Rogers Walker – works at State Attorneys office. Jaded?