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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
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 January 16, 2026, and it comprises:
Erin Jackson, Chair
Charbel J. Barakat
Jounice Nealy-Brown
Jack E. Fernandez
Joshua C. Webb
Wm. Cary Wright
Mike Griffin (non-lawyer)
Jessica Muroff (non-lawyer)
Ben Walker (non-lawyer)
The panel must review each application and may interview applicants as
the panel determines. No later than March 12, 2026, the panel must
recommend to the district judges the five applicants whom the panel considers
best qualified. From among the five applicants, the district judges 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
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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 January 16, 2026.
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