L-R: Judge Edwin A. Scales, Judge William Thomas, and Judge Bronwyn C. Miller have applied to join the Florida Supreme Court. Photos: J. ALbert Diaz/ALM.
Of the 32 judges and attorneys who’ve raised their hands to replace newly minted federal judges Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck on the Florida Supreme Court, 15 are from South Florida.
The list of applicants now goes to the Judicial Nominating Commission, which has the task of interviewing the candidates and selecting finalists for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ consideration. Due to rules about the composition of the court, one of the seats is guaranteed to come from the Third Appellate District, which covers Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
