Thursday, August 18, 2005

Six Nominees for Second Circuit Vacancy

The names of Six attorneys have been submitted to the governor for him to select a judge for
the new seat on the Second Judicial Circuit:

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/local/12410260.htm

• Linzie F. Bogan, 39, of Tallahassee. He is senior assistant attorney general in the ethics division of the Attorney General's Office.
• Dawn Caloca-Johnson, 41, of Tallahassee. She is administrative general magistrate for the 2nd Judicial Circuit. She reports to Chief Judge Charles Francis, handles her own family-law caseload and supervises traffic and other hearing officers across the circuit and their staff.
• David M. De La Paz, 46, of Crawfordville. He is staff director for the House Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention.
• Angela C. Dempsey, 36, of Tallahassee. She is senior assistant general counsel for the Department of Environmental Protection.
• Tim Harley, 54, of Tallahassee. He has been a Leon County judge since 2000, and was formerly an assistant prosecutor under State Attorney Willie Meggs.
• L. Clayton Roberts, 40, of Tallahassee. As executive deputy attorney general, he is the No. 3 man in the Attorney General's Office. Roberts is a former director of the state's Division of Elections, including during the 2000 election.
Bush now has 60 days to interview and select one of the six.
Circuit judges handle all circuit court matters, including felonies, civil suits exceeding $15,000, domestic relations, probate and juvenile justice. They are paid $139,497 a year.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Interview Schedule for Second Judicial Circuit

The Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is pleased to announce the schedule of interviews for applicants applying for nomination to the circuit court for the Second Judicial Circuit. The Commission encourages and seeks comments regarding the qualifications of these applicants from the public, and members of the Bench and Bar. The members of the Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are Peter Antonacci, Kim Bertron, Anne Corcoran, Brian Duffy, Elaine Duggar, Warren Husband, Jose Lorenzo, Jessica Varn and Stephanie Williams. Contact information for the Commissioners is available on The Florida Bar’s website.
Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
Schedule of Interviews
Monday, August 15, 2005
Florida State University College of Law
Room 210G (Dean’s Conference Room)
8:00 a.m. Linzie F. Bogan
8:45 a.m. Dawn Caloca-Johnson
9:30 a.m. John G. Van Laningham
10:15 a.m. David M. De La Paz
11:00 a.m. Angela C. Dempsey
11:45 a.m. Timothy D. Harley
1:15 p.m. Leonard Jackson Holton
2:00 p.m. Errol H. Powell
2:45 p.m. L. Clayton Roberts
3:30 p.m. James O. Shelfer
4:15 p.m. Gordon David Cherr
5:00 p.m. T. Kent Wetherell, II