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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
ORDER ESTABLISHING MERIT SELECTION PANEL
TO CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENT OF
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ANTHONY E. PORCELLI
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 Anthony E. Porcelli in the
Tampa Division. The panel is effective October 1, and it comprises:
Dawn Siler-Nixon, Chair
Lamar Battles
Sacha Dyson
Erin Jackson
Diego Pestana
Amy Ruiz
Paul Sisco
Pam Iorio (non-lawyer)
Phil Malcom (non-lawyer)
The panel must review Magistrate Judge Porcelli’s performance and
comments received in response to the public notice of reappointment, and the
panel may interview Magistrate Judge Porcelli. No later than February 1,
2025, the panel must recommend to the Court whether to reappoint Magistrate
Judge Porcelli for another term. The Court has notified each panel member in
writing of the one-year restriction on a panel member’s applying for a
magistrate judgeship. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 3, Ch. 4, §
420.30.20(d).
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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 September 30,
2024.
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