A federal magistrate judge merit selection panel has chosen eight public- and private-sector candidates who will interview for two openings on the Southern District of Florida bench.
Carl W. Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and a scholar on federal judicial selections, said the backgrounds of some of the remaining candidates follow what district court judges view as the safest pick.
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