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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
In re: Administrative Orders of the Chief Judge Case No. 3:21-mc-1-TJC
AMENDED 1 ORDER ESTABLISHING MERIT SELECTION PANEL
TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR A UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Under 28 U.S.C. § 631(b)(5) and the policies of the Judicial Conference
of the United States, a merit selection panel is established to consider
applications for a United States Magistrate Judge in the Tampa Division. The
panel is effective May 1, 2023, and it comprises:
Erik Matheney, Chair
Peter King
Stephanie Lieb
Claire Saady
Dawn Siler-Nixon
Eddie Suarez
Samuel Salario
Stephanie Russell Krebs (non-lawyer)
Cathy Grant (non-lawyer)
The panel must review each application and may interview applicants
as the panel determines. No later than August 16, 2023, the panel must
recommend to the district judges the five applicants whom the panel considers
best qualified. From among the five applicants, the district court will select
and appoint the new magistrate judge. The court has notified each panel
member in writing of the one-year restriction on a panel member’s applying for
1 Amended to extend the panel’s deadline from July 28 to August 16.
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a magistrate judgeship. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 3, Ch. 4, §
420.30.20(d).
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on May 25, 2023.
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