PLACE YOUR BETS
FORT LAUDERDALE-- The Supreme Court JNC advises the following applications have been received as of the 5 p.m. deadline Friday, July 25, 2008:
1. H. Scott Fingerhut, 45, Miami, Attorney
2. Michael D. Gelety, 56, Fort Lauderdale, Attorney
3. Judge Vincent G. Torpy, Jr., 52, Daytona Beach, Fifth District Court of Appeal
4. Judge Charles Canady, 54, Lakeland, Second District Court of Appeal
5. David R. Herman, 39, Tallahassee, General Counsel, Fla. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs
6. Scott D. Makar, 48, Tallahassee, Solicitor General
7. Clifford A. Taylor, 58, Tallahassee, Chief of Litigation, Fla. Dept. of Mgmt. Services
8. Judge Stephen O. Rushing, 62, Brooksville, Fifth Judicial Circuit
9. Karen Gievers, 59, Tallahassee, Attorney
10. Stephen J. Willis, 55, Gainesville, Professor of Law, University of Florida
11. Judge Scott Stephens, 50, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
12. Kenneth W. Sukhia, 55, Tallahassee, Attorney
13. Daniel J. Gerber, 45, Winter Park, Attorney
14. Judge Emily A. Peacock, 52, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
15. Judge Israel Reyes, 49, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
16. Ladd C. Brown, Jr., 42, Boca Raton, Senior Counsel, Treasury Department
17. Manuel Farach, 48, West Palm Beach, Attorney
18. Perry M. Adair, 49, Coral Gables, Attorney
19. Arnaldo Velez, 59, Coral Gables, Attorney
20. Judge Marva L. Crenshaw, 56, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
21. Stephen M. Durden, 48, Jacksonville, Professor
22. Thomas F. Slater, 46, Jacksonville, Attorney
23. Judge L. Clayton Roberts, 43, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
24. Judge Pauline M. Drayton, 55, Jacksonville, County Court
25. Edward G. Guedes, 44, Miami, Attorney
26. Judge John C. Murphy, 50, County Court, 18th Judicial Circuit
27. Judge Philip J. Padovano, 61, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
28. Judge Charles A. Francis, 59, Tallahassee, Second Judicial Circuit
29. Judge Juan Ramirez, Jr., 62, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
30. Albert F. Tellechea, 57, Orlando, Attorney
31. Judge Jorge Labarga, 55, West Palm Beach, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
32. Paul R. Regensdorf, 60, Fort Lauderdale, Attorney
33. Vicki M. Dearing, 43, Jacksonville, Assistant Law Professor
34. Judge Kevin Emas, 50, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
35. Judge William D. Palmer, 55, Daytona Beach, Fifth District Court of Appeal
36. J. Dudley Goodlette, 60, Naples, Attorney
37. William S. Bilenky, 63, Brooksville, Attorney
38. Judge Terry P. Lewis, 56, Tallahassee, Second Judicial Circuit
39. Judge Ricky L. Polston, 52, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
40. Judge Peter D. Webster, 59, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
41. Judge Ron Swanson, 60, Milton, First Judicial Circuit
42. Judge James R. Wolf, 58, Tallahassee, First Judicial Circuit
43. Judge Gisela Cardonne Ely, 57, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
44. Judge William P. Levens, 61, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
45. Judge Frank R. Jimenez, 43, Miami, General Counsel of the Navy
46. Judge Waddell A. Wallace, III, 55, Jacksonville, Fourth Judicial Circuit
47. Lynn C. Hearn, 42, Tallahassee, General Counsel, Fla. Dept. of State
48. Judge Angel A. Cortinas, 45, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
49. Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg, 60, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
50. George C. Richards, 53, Cape Coral, Chief Assistant State Prosecutor
1. H. Scott Fingerhut, 45, Miami, Attorney
2. Michael D. Gelety, 56, Fort Lauderdale, Attorney
3. Judge Vincent G. Torpy, Jr., 52, Daytona Beach, Fifth District Court of Appeal
4. Judge Charles Canady, 54, Lakeland, Second District Court of Appeal
5. David R. Herman, 39, Tallahassee, General Counsel, Fla. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs
6. Scott D. Makar, 48, Tallahassee, Solicitor General
7. Clifford A. Taylor, 58, Tallahassee, Chief of Litigation, Fla. Dept. of Mgmt. Services
8. Judge Stephen O. Rushing, 62, Brooksville, Fifth Judicial Circuit
9. Karen Gievers, 59, Tallahassee, Attorney
10. Stephen J. Willis, 55, Gainesville, Professor of Law, University of Florida
11. Judge Scott Stephens, 50, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
12. Kenneth W. Sukhia, 55, Tallahassee, Attorney
13. Daniel J. Gerber, 45, Winter Park, Attorney
14. Judge Emily A. Peacock, 52, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
15. Judge Israel Reyes, 49, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
16. Ladd C. Brown, Jr., 42, Boca Raton, Senior Counsel, Treasury Department
17. Manuel Farach, 48, West Palm Beach, Attorney
18. Perry M. Adair, 49, Coral Gables, Attorney
19. Arnaldo Velez, 59, Coral Gables, Attorney
20. Judge Marva L. Crenshaw, 56, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
21. Stephen M. Durden, 48, Jacksonville, Professor
22. Thomas F. Slater, 46, Jacksonville, Attorney
23. Judge L. Clayton Roberts, 43, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
24. Judge Pauline M. Drayton, 55, Jacksonville, County Court
25. Edward G. Guedes, 44, Miami, Attorney
26. Judge John C. Murphy, 50, County Court, 18th Judicial Circuit
27. Judge Philip J. Padovano, 61, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
28. Judge Charles A. Francis, 59, Tallahassee, Second Judicial Circuit
29. Judge Juan Ramirez, Jr., 62, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
30. Albert F. Tellechea, 57, Orlando, Attorney
31. Judge Jorge Labarga, 55, West Palm Beach, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
32. Paul R. Regensdorf, 60, Fort Lauderdale, Attorney
33. Vicki M. Dearing, 43, Jacksonville, Assistant Law Professor
34. Judge Kevin Emas, 50, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
35. Judge William D. Palmer, 55, Daytona Beach, Fifth District Court of Appeal
36. J. Dudley Goodlette, 60, Naples, Attorney
37. William S. Bilenky, 63, Brooksville, Attorney
38. Judge Terry P. Lewis, 56, Tallahassee, Second Judicial Circuit
39. Judge Ricky L. Polston, 52, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
40. Judge Peter D. Webster, 59, Tallahassee, First District Court of Appeal
41. Judge Ron Swanson, 60, Milton, First Judicial Circuit
42. Judge James R. Wolf, 58, Tallahassee, First Judicial Circuit
43. Judge Gisela Cardonne Ely, 57, Miami, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
44. Judge William P. Levens, 61, Tampa, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
45. Judge Frank R. Jimenez, 43, Miami, General Counsel of the Navy
46. Judge Waddell A. Wallace, III, 55, Jacksonville, Fourth Judicial Circuit
47. Lynn C. Hearn, 42, Tallahassee, General Counsel, Fla. Dept. of State
48. Judge Angel A. Cortinas, 45, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
49. Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg, 60, Miami, Third District Court of Appeal
50. George C. Richards, 53, Cape Coral, Chief Assistant State Prosecutor
Easy pick. Whichever one was a frat boy with Governor Charlie.
I was going to put in but I don't want to live in Tallahassee.
Know only a few of them.
Labarga
Would most state judges rather be a FL Supreme Court judge or a federal judge?
Maybe Hurley should apply for this one too. Wait a second, his wife didn't raise that much for Crist.
My money would be on Dudley Goodlette: worked very closely with Crist on legislation when Crist was AG, Goodlette was Rules and Policy chair in the Florida House, and now-Lt. Gov. Kottkamp was chairing House Judiciary.
Is this a combined app for both Cantero's seat, which can be filled at large, and Bell's, which has to be filled from the jurisdiction of the 1st DCA? Easily a 1st DCA judge for that seat.
Leslie Rothenberg? Do you remember when she was a circuit judge? And ran for State Attorney in Dade?
Not really.
Wasn't she the one that return Elian to his communist father? Or wasn't she Ann Bishop's partner (wink wink)?
Labarga couldn't make it to the 4th DCA. He ain't getting to the S.Ct. Boy! I've never seen so many so unqualified for the position. Scott Fingerhut? Mike Gelety? All the Miami-Dade Circuit amd 3rd DCA judges? Are you kidding me?
No, Leslie Rothenberg was not the judge in the Elian Gonzalez case, that was a federal judge. And she was not Ann Bishops's partner.
I know her. She's a real loser, real bad for us. They called her Maximum Rothenberg when she was Circuit. She's one of Jebby's girls. She's about as qualified as Avalos, another Bush fiasco. Bush sure did make a lot of bad appointments. Guarantee you Charlie ain't picking her.
Something's wrong. No word from the Insane Arreaza Cluster Poster? Baker Acted? Sh-t!!!
Where's Dorian? Told to wait for Charlie's second term?
I went to law school in Tallahassee and Judge Lewis always came by to help out students. He was a class act on and off the bench, I hope he gets it.
I'm quite sure that Judge L. Clayton Roberts will get one of the seats. The Cantero (at-large) seat is the one that's really up for grabs because the appointee can come from anywhere in the State. My guess is Kenneth Wayne Sukhia, a very prominent Tallahassee appellate lawyer.
I nominate Bidwell