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V. Ted Brabham, Jr., Chair Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission 322 Banyan Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Dear Mr. Brabham:

On behalf of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission you ask substantially the following questions:(1) Does a judicial nominating commission have the authority to withdraw names certified to the Governor as nominees for a judicial vacancy on the circuit court?(2) May the names on separate lists certified by a judicial nominating commission for two circuit court vacancies be combined for the Governor's consideration?

In sum:(1) While a…