TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis acquired a finalist checklist of people vying to turn out to be the following Florida Supreme Court justice.
According to a letter despatched to DeSantis from the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission dated Monday, Renatha Francis, Denise Harle, Robert Long, Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, Meredith Sasso and Adam Tanenbaum had been on the ultimate checklist to fill the emptiness because of the retirement of justice Alan Lawson.
Some on the checklist have native ties to the Tallahassee space.
Harle is a senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom.
Alliance Defending Freedom says it advocates efforts to defend pro-life laws, spiritual freedom, free speech and marriage and household rights.
She acquired undergraduate levels from Florida State University.
Long is a decide for the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
The first district consists of the panhandle and Big Bend areas of the state together with counties close to Jacksonville within the northeast area of the state.
He was appointed to the attraction court docket June 2020 by Gov. DeSantis.
According to the First District Court of Appeal, Long beforehand was a basic counsel for the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
He has a bachelor’s diploma from Florida State University.
Sasso is a decide with Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal which encompasses judicial districts in northeast and central a part of the state; together with Orlando and Daytona Beach.
According to the court docket, Sasso was raised in Tallahassee and appointed to the fifth district court docket of attraction by former Florida Gov. Rick Scott in 2019. In August 2015, Sasso served as Scott’s chief deputy basic counsel.
Tanenbaum was additionally appointed by DeSantis to be a decide with Florida First District Court of Appeal in Oct. 2019.
The fifth district court docket notes earlier than serving as an attraction court docket decide, Tanenbaum was the overall counsel for the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019.
He additionally held authorized roles with the Florida Department of state from 2015-16 and the Florida Department of Legal Affairs from 2014-15.
Tanenbaum, who has roots within the Tampa Bay space, has served as an adjunct professor at FSU’s College of Law.
Letter to Governor Ron DeSantis Regarding Florida Supreme Court Nominees by WTXL ABC27 on Scribd