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Board of Governors Special Appointments

2023-2024 Special Appointments Schedule

March 15, 2024

Organization	# of Vacancies	Term	Deadline
Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee	1 attorney*	4 years	2/5/24

May 10, 2024

Organization	# of Vacancies	Term	Deadline
Florida Board of Bar Examiners**	3 attorneys*	5 years	3/25/24
Florida Board of Bar Examiners**	1 nonattorney*	3 years	3/25/24
ABA House of Delegates (includes under 36 delegate)	2 attorneys	2 years	4/8/24
Florida Legal Services, Inc. Board of Directors	1 attorney	3 years	4/8/24
Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Assoc.	1 attorney	2 years	4/8/24
Judicial Nominating Commissions**	1 attorney for each*	4 years	4/15/24

*eligible for reappointment
**screening committee required

FFLA Public Member Director applications now open

FFLA, formerly known as The Florida Bar Foundation, is seeking applicants for Public Member Directors for three-year terms starting on July 1, 2024. In accordance with its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, there shall be no fewer than two (2) or more than four (4) public members, who shall not be lawyers, to be…

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April 10, 2024

Deadline extended to apply for vacancies in ABA House of Delegates and on the boards of Florida Legal Services and the Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association

The Florida Bar Board of Governors has extended the deadline to April 22, 2024, to apply for the following vacancies to be filled during the May 10, 2024, Florida Bar Board of Governors meeting. Lawyer applicants must be members of The Florida Bar and in good standing. ABA House of Delegates: Two attorneys (one under…

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February 9, 2024

Deadline Extended to Apply for Statewide Judicial Nomination Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims, Second DCA

Statewide Judicial Nomination Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims: One attorney from the territorial jurisdiction of the second state appellate district, to serve the remainder of a four-year term, commencing immediately upon appointment and expires June 30, 2025. No attorney who appears before any judge of compensation claims more than four times a year is…

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Special Appointments Schedule

Application for Special Appointment

JNC Application for Appointment

Florida Board of Bar Examiners Questionnaire for Public Member Vacancy