The Florida House approved a proposal Friday that gives Gov. Rick Scott the power to fire many of the people who help select the state's judges, a move Democrats say will lead to a more politicized judiciary.
If passed by the Senate, it would be the most significant change to the process by which court vacancies are filled since 2001, when the Legislature gave former Gov. Jeb Bush the power to appoint all nine members of these screening panels with some input from the Florida Bar.
As it works now, the process for choosing members of the state's 26 Judicial Nominating Commissions is "like a weird game of judicial hokeypokey," said sponsor Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach.
The Florida House approved the proposal on Friday that gives Gov. Rick Scott the power to fire many of the people who help select the state's judges. Certainly this will lead to a more politicized judiciary. If passed it would be the most significant change to the questionable process.
Posted by: Eileen Curras | February 25, 2012 at 08:56 AM
House gives Guv Scott more power to pick judges ... thus guaranteeing that Florida will see more big payouts to the likes of William Dillon two or three decades down the line.
Posted by: Mark | February 25, 2012 at 01:01 PM
The house is giving more power to a man who orchestrated the largest medicare fraud in history? Tells you everything you need to know about the republican led house, and their collective ethics.
Posted by: Thomas B. | February 25, 2012 at 09:52 PM