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The Florida Judicial Nominating Commissions are 26 separately constituted bodies responsible for providing the governor of Florida with a list of possible appointments to the various state courts (the Florida Supreme Court, the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, and the twenty Florida Circuit Courts). [1]
One County Commissioner is elected from each of Miami-Dade County's 13 districts to serve a four-year term. Residents choose only from among candidates running in the district in which they live. Commissioners are chosen in non-partisan, single-district elections and can serve two four-year staggered terms, with elections scheduled every two years.
On June 9, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Fernandez-Barquin as clerk of the circuit court of Miami-Dade County, following the prior clerk's death. [5] He was officially sworn into office on June 12, 2023. As clerk, he manages an office of 1,300 employees and oversees an annual operating budget of approximately $145 million. [1]
Miami commissioners will meet Saturday to decide if they should appoint a new commissioner to represent District 2 or hold a special election.
Broward County Commissioner, District 2. Mark D. Bogen. Write-in. Cooper City City Commissioner, District 1. Joshua Giancarlo. Jeremy Katzman. Cooper City City Commissioner, District 2. Lisa ...
District court of appeal judges, like Florida Supreme Court justices, are first recommended by the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. They are then appointed by the governor of Florida, but have retention elections every six years, in which voters are asked on the ballot to vote whether the judge should be retained in office.
Richard Crotty won the election for mayor of Orange County, with 69.69% of the vote. Sally Baptiste was his only opponent. Fred Brummer, previously representing the overlapping 38th District in the Florida House of Representatives, won District 2 with 53.61% of the vote. Lawrence Kolin was second, with 20.23% of the vote.
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...