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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
NICHOLAS P. MIZELL
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 Nicholas P. Mizell in the
Fort Myers Division. The panel is effective March 16, 2026, and is comprised
of:
Traci T. McKee, Chair
Geraldo F. Olivo, III
Mark A. Boyle
Suzanne Boy
Danielle Liguori O’Halloran
Kimberly D. Swanson
Kristie A. Scott
Fred Burson (non-lawyer)
Andrew Blitch (non-lawyer)
The panel must review Magistrate Judge Mizell’s performance and
comments received in response to the public notice of reappointment, and the
panel may interview Magistrate Judge Mizell. No later than June 15, 2026,
the panel must make a recommendation to the Court whether to reappoint
Magistrate Judge Mizell for another term. The Court has notified each panel
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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 16, 2026.
Copies:
Honorable Nicholas P. Mizell
Elizabeth Warren, Clerk of Court
Panel members
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