The following six names have been sent to Governor Scott for consideration to replace both Ed Merrigan and Joe Murphy:
Keathan Frink, Thomas Oates, Abbe Rifkin, Richard Sachs, Maxine Streeter, Steve Zaccor.
A surprising and disappointing list. Dan Kanner, a rumored favorite, was not sent up. And despite the woeful lack of diversity in the 17th Circuit and the large number of qualified minority applicants this time around, Keathan Frink appears to be the only minority chosen. Qualified applicants Doug Harrison and Donald Gelin were outright blanked, despite Harrison having been previously vetted and appointed by the Governor's office to his current position on the South Broward Hospital District, and Gelin's years of service with BSO's legal division.
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Keathan Frink, Thomas Oates, Abbe Rifkin, Richard Sachs, Maxine Streeter, Steve Zaccor.
A surprising and disappointing list. Dan Kanner, a rumored favorite, was not sent up. And despite the woeful lack of diversity in the 17th Circuit and the large number of qualified minority applicants this time around, Keathan Frink appears to be the only minority chosen. Qualified applicants Doug Harrison and Donald Gelin were outright blanked, despite Harrison having been previously vetted and appointed by the Governor's office to his current position on the South Broward Hospital District, and Gelin's years of service with BSO's legal division.
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