New chief administrative law judge feels compelled to contribute

Pete Antonacci

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet have turned to 72-year-old Tallahassee attorney Pete Antonacci — Florida’s “Mr. Fix It” — to fill yet another high-level government vacancy.

Over the lone objection of Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, DeSantis and the Cabinet voted December 15 to appoint Antonacci as director and chief judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings.