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QUESTIONS: 1. When is a vacancy created in a judicial office as a result of a letter sent to me by a judicial officeholder which states: ". . . I hereby unconditionally resign and retire as of midnight on January 6, 1975, so that a vacancy will be created the following day, January 7, 1975, which will be filled by the person who will be elected in the 1974 judicial election"? 2. What are my duties and obligations with respect to the appointment of a successor under the Constitution of the State of Florida?

SUMMARY: When a judicial officeholder submits a resignation to become effective at a…