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 Jorge LabargaFLORIDA BAR NEWSEight names sent to the governor to fill two Supreme Court vacanciesST. PETERSBURG TIMESLike Father, Like SonDAYTONA NEWS-JOURNALReduce politicism in selection of Florida's judges "...Florida's process isn't as clean as it once was. Gov. Jeb Bush persuaded the Legislature to shift the rules for appointing nominating commissions. When Bush took office, each commission (there is one for the Supreme Court, one for each appellate court and one for each judicial circuit) had nine members -- three appointed by the governor, three by the Florida Bar, and three chosen by the first six members of the commission.In 2001 the Legislature changed the rules, giving the governor the ability to appoint all nine members of each nominating commission...continue to full post

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