The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees for the vacancies in the Miami-Dade County Court created by the elevation of Judge Laura Gonzalez-Marques and Judge Christine Bandin and the vacancies in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court created by the resignations of Judge Jennifer Bailey and Judge Rosy Aponte.

The Commission requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications described in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2023, as follows: The “Judicial Appointment Application 2022” may be downloaded in pdf and word format at: