U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami. (Credit: Michael A. Mora/ALM.) Florida Legal Community Reacts to Rick Scott's Inaction on Federal Judicial Nominee
"As a lifelong Republican and Floridian, I cannot imagine a more qualified nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida," said Beatriz Azcuy, an Am Law 100 firm co-managing partner.
May 29, 2024 at 02:00 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Sen. Rick Scott has reportedly declined to move the nomination of a federal district court judge across the finish line.
- Support for the nominee and disappointment with the senator came from a wide variety of legal specialties, backgrounds and political leanings.
- The nomination would fill an emergency seat, according to an expert on federal judicial selections.
Prominent names in the Florida legal community expressed their disappointment Wednesday with Sen. Rick Scott over his decline so far to return a "blue slip" on the nominee, Detra Shaw-Wilder, to serve as a district court judge in the Southern District of Florida.
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