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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
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 Fort Myers Division.
The panel is effective November 8, 2021, and it comprises:
Vicki Sproat, Chair
Jose Luis Calvo
Edward K. Cheffy
George H. Knott
Javier A. Pacheco
Stephen B. Russell
Kristie A. Scott
Therese Everly (non-lawyer)
Robbie Roepstorff (non-lawyer)
The panel must review each application and may interview applicants
as the panel determines. No later than January 14, 2022, 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
a magistrate judgeship. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 3, Ch. 4, §
420.30.20(d).
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DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on November 8, 2021.
Copies to:
Elizabeth Warren, Clerk of Court
Panel Members
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