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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 Jacksonville Division.
The panel comprises:
Darcy Galnor, Chair
Michael Coolican
Mary Margaret Giannini
David Chauncey
Michael Lockamy
Joni Poitier
Ninoska Zucconi (non-lawyer)
Dr. Orrin Mitchell (non-lawyer)
The panel must review each application and may interview applicants
as the panel determines. No later than December 15, 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 substitute a panel member who was no longer able to serve.
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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 November 15,
2023.
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