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 JUDGES
SEAN P. FLYNN AND CHRISTOPHER P. TUITE
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 Judges Sean P. Flynn and
Christopher P. Tuite in the Tampa Division. The panel is effective March 3,
2025, and is comprised of:
Dawn Siler-Nixon, Chair
Lamar Battles
Erin Jackson
Diego Pestana
Amy Ruiz
Paul Sisco
Pam Iorio (non-lawyer)
Phil Malcolm (non-lawyer)
The panel must review Magistrate Judge Flynn’s and Magistrate Judge
Tuite’s performance and comments received in response to the public notice of
reappointment, and the panel may interview Magistrate Judge Flynn and/or
Magistrate Judge Tuite. No later than June 2, 2025, the panel must make a
recommendation to the Court whether to reappoint Magistrate Judge Flynn
for another term and whether to appoint Magistrate Tuite for another term.
The Court has 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 February 26, 2025.
Copies:
Honorable Sean P. Flynn
Honorable Christopher P. Tuite
Elizabeth Warren, Clerk of Court
Panel members
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