ADVISORY OPIN. GOVERNOR RE APPT. OR ELECT. OF JUDGES

No. SC08-844.

983 So.2d 526 (2008)

ADVISORY OPINION TO the GOVERNOR RE APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF JUDGES.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Brent Gonzalez, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL, for The Honorable Charles J. Crist, Jr., Governor of Florida.

Ronald G. Meyer and Janeia R. Daniels of Meyer and Brooks, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of Nina Ashenafi Richardson; Robert A. Harper, III of Harper and Harper Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of Sean Desmond; and Robert Rivas and Jessica Slatten of Sachs and Sax, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, and Richard M. Benham of the Law Office of Richard Benham, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of Ion Sancho, Supervisor of Elections of Leon County; Jose Bias Lorenzo, Jr., Ph. D., Chair, Judicial Nominating Commission for the Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, FL, for Interested parties.


The Honorable Charlie Crist Governor, State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Dear Governor Crist:

By letter dated May 5, 2008, you requested our opinion on a question of constitutional interpretation involving your executive powers and duties with regard to a judicial vacancy in the Leon County Court. This request and our response are pursuant to article...

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