The Judicial Nominating Commission has ruled out seven candidates and settled on 10 potential Third District Court of Appeal judges to replace outgoing Chief Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg and Judge Richard J. Suarez, retiring Jan. 7, 2019.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has 60 days to choose two from the list comprising four lawyers and six Miami-Dade Circuit judges.


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