Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Emily Curington to the Lake County Court and Brett Szematowicz to the Pinellas County Court. Szematowicz’s appointment marks the 100th judicial appointment made by Governor Desantis since taking office. Of the Governor’s appointments to date, 46% are female, 33% racially diverse, including 13% black, […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Joshua Hawkes to the Second Circuit Court, Jennifer Swenson to the Tenth Circuit Court, Gilberto Perez to the Twentieth Circuit Court, Stefanie Morris to the Leon County Court, and Barry Dickson to the Escambia County Court. Joshua Hawkes Hawkes, of Tallahassee, has been a […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Thomas Rebull to the Eleventh Circuit Court, Steve Berlin and Julie Sercus to the Sixth Circuit Court, and Joseph Lawhorne to the Pinellas County Court. Thomas Rebull Rebull, of Miami, has been a Judge for the Eleventh Circuit since 2011. He previously was a […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Corey Simon as CEO of Volunteer Florida. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Corey Simon to lead our state’s community service efforts as CEO of Volunteer Florida,” said Governor DeSantis. “He’s been a leader on the football field and in the community […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is excited to announce six new judicial appointments highlighting a record-setting year of appointments to the bench. In 2020, Governor DeSantis appointed 61 judges bringing his total number of judicial appointments to 117. Mary Alice “Molly” Nardella, of Winter Garden, to serve as Judge on the Fifth District […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is excited to announce two new judicial appointments to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. The Ninth Circuit Court encompasses Orange and Osceola Counties. Gisela Laurent, of Winter Garden, to serve as Judge on the Ninth Circuit Court Judge Laurent has served on the Orange County Court since 2017. […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced three new judicial appointments to the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the Nineteenth Circuit Court, and the Orange County Court. Carrie Ann Wozniak, of Winter Park, to serve as Judge on the Fifth District Court of Appeal Wozniak has been a partner at Akerman LLP, a top […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is excited to announce two new judicial appointments to the First Circuit Court and the Marion County Court.   Clifton Drake, of Crestview, to serve as Judge on the First Circuit Court   As an assistant state attorney since 2010, Drake has been a Felony Special Prosecutor in the […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is excited to announce two new judicial appointments to the Tenth Circuit Court and the Hillsborough County Court.   Judge Lori Winstead, of Lakeland, to serve as Judge on the Tenth Circuit Court Judge Winstead has been a judge on the Polk County Court since 2019. Prior to her […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the following appointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission Pedro M. Allende previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He received his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and law degree from the […]