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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
In re: Administrative Orders of the Chief Judge Case No. 3:24-mc-20-MMH
ORDER ESTABLISHING MERIT SELECTION PANEL
TO CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENT OF
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
LESLIE HOFFMAN PRICE
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 the
reappointment of United States Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price in the
Orlando Division. The panel is effective March 18, 2026, and is comprised of:
Vincent A. Citro, Chair
Brian Onek
Valerie Chartier-Hogancamp
Kimberly A. Ashby
Fritz Wermuth
Kim Bailes (non-lawyer)
Ron Newsome (non-lawyer)
The panel must review Magistrate Judge Hoffman Price’s performance
and comments received in response to the public notice of reappointment, and
the panel may interview Magistrate Judge Hoffman Price. No later than June
16, 2026, the panel must make a recommendation to the Court whether to
reappoint Magistrate Judge Hoffman Price for another term. The Court has
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notified each panel member in writing of the one-year restriction on a panel
member’s subsequent application for a magistrate judgeship. See Guide to
Judiciary Policy, Vol. 3, Ch. 4, § 420.30.20(d).
The Clerk of Court must publish notice of the Middle District of Florida’s
consideration of the reappointment and shall assist the panel as needed.
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on March 18, 2026.
Copies:
Honorable Leslie Hoffman Price
Elizabeth Warren, Clerk of Court
Panel members
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