Following two days’ worth of interviews, the Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission is poised to announce the names it’s submitting to Gov. Rick Scott to fill vacancies on the appellate court at any moment.

However, amid a heated election cycle and a renewed focus on how Florida judges reach the bench, some are speaking out about the mechanism for judicial nominations and appointments.

Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg.

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