Statement from Governor Rick Scott Regarding ObamaCare Reaching the Supreme Court

Tallahassee, Fla. – “Today’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next March in the Florida lawsuit against ObamaCare is a tremendous step in the fight against the job-killing federal mandate. With this news, I am hopeful that ObamaCare will be repealed by the end of 2012 and we can put a stop to further tax increases, additional job losses, the inability of many Americans to keep their existing health insurance, and the rationing of healthcare, all of which ObamaCare threatens to do. I applaud Attorney General Pam Bondi for leading the effort to protect Floridians’ freedom to make their own healthcare choices and I am also grateful that former Attorney General Bill McCollum had the foresight to initiate this lawsuit. I look forward to the day we can move past this Big Government mandate and begin making the meaningful, and constitutional, changes that are necessary to improve our healthcare system.”

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedule for Tuesday, November 15, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011

6:30am-7:00am DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING

8:00am-9:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

9:00am-11:15am CABINET MEETING
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

11:15am-11:30am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

11:30am-12:00pm JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH CFO ATWATER
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

2:00pm-7:30pm STAFF AND CALL TIME

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011

9:30am-3:30pm MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER’S TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Location: Naval Station Mayport
Address: 1554 Lamp Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32233

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Scott / Carroll Administrative Schedules for Saturday and Sunday November 12 – 13, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011

NO SCHEDULED EVENTS

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011

(JOHANNESBURG TIME)

8:00am– 12:00pm VISIT TO ROBBEN ISLAND
Location: Robben Island
Address: Nelson Mandela Gateway
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Cape Town, South Africa

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GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011

NO SCHEDULED EVENTS

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011

NO SCHEDULED EVENTS

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Scott / Carroll Administrative Schedules for Friday November, 11, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011

6:40am-7:05am INTERVIEW WITH WINK NEWS NOW THIS MORNING
Location: WINK TV Fort Myers Broadcasting
Address: 2824 Palm Beach Boulevard
Fort Myers, Florida

7:10am-7:30am INTERVIEW WITH TREY RADEL, 92.5 FOX
Location: WINK TV Fort Myers Broadcasting
Address: 2824 Palm Beach Boulevard
Fort Myers, Florida

7:30am-7:40am PRESCHEDULED MEDIA INTERVIEW

8:00am-8:15am PRESCHEDULED MEDIA INTERVIEW

9:30am-9:45am INTERVIEW WITH THE LAURA INGRAHAM RADIO
SHOW (VIA PHONE)

10:15am-11:15am VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
Location: Cambier Park
Address: 8th Street South at 6th Avenue South
Naples, Florida

12:30pm-1:00pm CABINET BRIEFING (VIA PHONE)

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011

(JOHANNESBURG TIME)

8:30am–10:00am BRIEFING AND TOUR OF NATIONAL PARLIMENT
Location: National Parliament
Address: Parliament Street
Cape Town, South Africa

10:30am-12:00pm MEETING AND BOAT TOUR PORT OF CAPE TOWN
Location: Port of Cape Town
Address: Port of Cape Town South Arm Road
Cape Town, South Africa

1:30pm–3:30pm FAREWELL LUNCHEON
Location: Warwick Wine Estates
Address: R44 between Stellenbosch and Klapmuts
Stellenbosch, South Africa

4:00pm-6:00pm BREIFNG FROM M’HUDI WINES (BLACK EMPOWERMENT
COMPANY)
Location: M’hudi Wines Kraaifontein
Address: M’hudi Wines Kraaifontein Vineyard
Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedules for Thursday, November 10, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011

6:45am-2:30pm “LET’S GET TO WORK DAY” AT IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL, IMMOKALEE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EDEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3:45pm-4:00pm WORKFORCE FLORIDA BOARD MEETING (VIA PHONE)

4:45pm-8:30pm FLORIDA COUNCIL OF 100 MEETING, RECEPTION AND DINNER
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Naples
Address: 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road
Naples, Florida

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011

(JOHANNESBURG TIME)

7:30am-8:30am CAPE TOWN BREAKFAST BRIEFING BY THE U.S. CONSULATE
Location: Cape Town Hilton City Centre
Address: 126 Buitengracht Street
Cape Town, South Africa

9:30am–10:30am MEETING WITH ALAN WINDE, MEC FOR FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM AND IVAN MEYER, MEC FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Location: West Cape Province Offices
Address: 1st Floor Boardroom
Protea Assurance building

11:00am–12:00pm MEETING WITH PATRICIA DE LILLE, MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN
Location: Mayor’s Office
Address: Podium Block
Cape Town, South Africa

12:30pm-2:00pm LUNCHEON HOSTED BY WESGRO
Location: One and Only Hotel
Address: Dock Road, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Cape Town, South Africa

2:30pm-4:30pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Cape Town Hilton City Centre
Address: 126 Buitengracht Street
Cape Town, South Africa

5:00pm–6:30pm NETWORKING EVENT
Location: The Table Bay Hotel
Address: Victoria & Alfred Waterfront,
Cape Town, South Africa

6:30pm-7:00pm MEETING HELEN ZILLE, PREMIER, WESTERN CAPE
Location: Premier’s Residence
Address: Leeuwenhof Estate, Gardens
Cape Town, South Africa

7:00pm -9:00pm DINNER HOSTED BY HELEN ZILLE, PREMIER, WESTERN CAPE
Location: Premier’s Residence

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedule for Wednesday, November 9, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011

6:30am-6:50am INTERVIEW WITH GAYLE GUARDO AND ROD CARTER, WFLA
NBC NEWS CHANNEL 8
Location: WFLA NBC News Channel 8
Address: 200-202 South Parker Street
Tampa, Florida

7:35am-7:50am INTERVIEW WITH JACK HARRIS AND TEDD WEBB, NEWS RADIO
970 WFLA
Location: News Radio 970 WFLA
Address: 4002 West Gandy Blvd
Tampa, Florida

8:30am-9:00am INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL RHODES AND ANNE DWYER, GOOD
DAY TAMPA BAY
Location: Fox News 13
Address: 3213 West Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, Florida

9:20am-10:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME

10:00am-10:30am MEETING WITH SHERIFF DAVID GEE
Location: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Operations Center Annex
Address: 1900 E. 9th Avenue
Tampa, Florida

10:30pm-11:15pm TAMPA BAY REGION PIP ROUNDTABLE
Location: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Operations Center Annex

1:30pm-2:00pm APPOINTMENTS BRIEFING (VIA PHONE)

2:00pm-2:30pm MEETING WITH SECRETARY GRAY SWOOPE, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE (VIA PHONE)

2:30pm-5:00pm STAFF AND CALL TIME

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011

(JOHANNESBURG TIME)

6:45am-7:30am MEETING WITH ZWELI LAWRENCE MKHIZEL, PREMIER OF KWAZULU NATAL AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Location: Hilton Durban Hotel
Address: 12-14 Walnut Road,
Durban, South Africa 4001

7:30am-8:30am BREAKFAST NETWORKING
Location: Hilton Durban Hotel

8:30am-12:00pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Hilton Durban Hotel

12:30pm – 2:30pm BRIEFING AND TOUR OF THE PORT OF DURBAN
Location: Port of Durban
Address: Port of Durban
Durban, South Africa

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Governor Rick Scott Appoints Six to District Board of Trustees, South Florida Community College

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the following reappointment and appointments to the District Board of Trustees, South Florida Community College.

Tamela “Tami” C. Cullens, 52, of Sebring, has been a payroll clerk for Glisson Animal Supply since 2009 and a registration clerk for Sebring International Raceway since 2006. Between 1995 and 2000, she served as a temporary judicial assistant to a Highlands County Court Judge. A 14-year member of the South Florida Community College Foundation, she has also served as a trustee for Webber International University. Cullens received a bachelor’s degree from Webber International University. She is reappointed for a term beginning November 8, 2011, and ending May 31, 2014.

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Governor Rick Scott Reappoints Two to Board of Accountancy

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointments of Cynthia D. Borders-Byrd and Maria E. Caldwell to the Board of Accountancy.

Borders-Byrd, 53, of Lauderhill, is a managing member of C Borders-Byrd CPA LLC. She is reappointed for a term beginning November 8, 2011, and ending
October 31, 2015.

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedules for Tuesday, November 8, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

7:05am-7:15am INTERVIEW WITH TREY RADEL, 92.5 FOX

7:15am-7:30am PRESCEDULED INTERVIEW

7:30am-8:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

8:00am-8:15am VIDEO SESSION
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

8:15am-8:45am MEETING WITH SECRETARY KEN TUCKER, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

8:45am-9:15am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

9:15am-9:45am PRESCHEDULED INTERVIEW
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

10:00am-10:30am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

10:30am-11:00am MEETING WITH SECRETARY ANANTH PRASAD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

11:00am-11:30am MEETING WITH LOUISE LEGER, CONSUL GENERAL OF CANADA
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

11:30am-2:30pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

2:30pm-3:00pm MEETING WITH DIRECTOR MIKE HANSEN, AGENCY FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITES
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

3:45pm-4:45pm GROUND BREAKING EVENT
CST Location: Job Site adjacent to the Northwest Florida Beaches
International Airport
Address: Panama City Beach, Florida

5:30pm-5:40pm INTERVIEW WITH WMBB ABC 13 PANAMA CITY
CST

6:00pm-7:00pm FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY PANAMA CITY ANNUAL DINNER
CST Location: Edgewater Beach Resort and Conference Center
Address: 11212 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, Florida

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

(JOHANNESBURG TIME)

7:30am-8:45am BREAKFAST HOSTED BY THE BUSINESS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Location: Hilton Sandton Hotel
Address: 138 Rivonia Road
Sandton (Johannesburg), South Africa

9:00am-9:20am ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Location: Hilton Sandton Hotel

10:30am-12:45pm TOUR AND LUNCH OF TSHWANE UNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY
Location: Tshwane University of Technology
Address: Staatsartillerie Road, Pretoria West
Pretoria, South Africa

1:30pm-2:15pm MEETING WITH DONALD H. GIPS, U.S. AMBASSADOR
Location: U.S. Embassy
Address: 877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia
Pretoria, South Africa

3:00pm–3:45pm MEETING WITH MAITE MASHABANE, MINISTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
Location: Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Address: DTI, 77 Meintjies St. Sunnyside
Pretoria, South Africa

4:00pm–4:50pm MEETING WITH ELIZABETH THABETHE, DEPUTY MINISTER, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Location: Department of Trade and Industry
Address: DTI, 77 Meintjies St.
Sunnyside Pretoria

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedule for Friday, November 4, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011

7:00am-4:00pm “LET’S GET TO WORK DAY” AT PORT OF MIAMI
Location: Port of Miami
Address: 1015 North America Way
Miami, Florida

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011

NO SCHEDULED EVENTS

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Governor Rick Scott Reappoints Robert Moody to Construction Industry Licensing Board

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Robert W. Moody, Jr. to the Construction Industry Licensing Board.

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Governor Rick Scott Appoints Michael Ossi to Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Michael A. Ossi to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council.

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Correcting the Record Earlier Reports Inaccurate: Solantic Not “Relocating” to Tennessee

MEMORANDUM

DATE: November 2, 2011

TO: To All Florida Media

FROM: Brian Burgess, Communications Director
Executive Office of the Governor

RE: CORRECTING THE RECORD EARLIER REPORTS INACCURATE: SOLANTIC NOT “RELOCATING” TO TENNESSEE

Earlier today, the Governor was asked a question regarding the plans of a company he started, but later sold and is no longer associated with in any way. The question was about Solantic Urgent Care’s plans to “relocate” from Jacksonville, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee.

Governor Scott, assuming the question to be based on accurate information, replied that he was disappointed with the news.

However, a press release from Solantic indicates that they are in fact NOT relocating the company, but rather expanding to Nashville by opening an additional corporate office. The release indicates some personnel may relocate, but gives no indication about net jobs gained or lost.

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Scott/Carroll Administrative Schedule for Thursday, November 3, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

6:30am-7:00am DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING

7:40am-7:50am PRESCHEDULED MEDIA INTERVIEW

8:00am-8:30am MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GRAY SWOOPE

8:30am-12:30pm ENTERPRISE FLORIDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Location: Hyatt Regency-Pier 66
Address: 2301 Southeast 17th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

12:30pm-1:00pm CONSTITUENT MEETINGS
Location: Hyatt Regency-Pier 66

2:30pm-3:00pm CONSTITUENT MEETINGS
Location: Orlando Police Department Gun Range and Training Center
Address: 100 South Andes Avenue
Orlando, Florida

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

NO SCHEDULED EVENTS

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Governor Rick Scott Appoints Four to District Board of Trustees, Edison State College

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointments of Brian G. Chapman Jr., Marjorie Starnes-Bilotti, Pamella A. Seay and Sankey “Eddie” Webb III to the District Board of Trustees, Edison State College.

Chapman, 28, of Cape Coral, has been an insurance agent and owner of Chapman Insurance Group since 2009. He received a bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University. He succeeds Mahlan Houghton and is appointed for a term beginning November 2, 2011, and ending May 31, 2014.

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Governor Rick Scott Appoints Daniel Gesek to Board of Dentistry

Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel J. Gesek to the Board of Dentistry.

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Scott / Carroll Administrative Schedule for Wednesday November 2, 2011

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011

7:00am-7:30am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

7:30-7:40am INTERVIEW WITH JOEL MALKIN, WJNO 1290AM WEST
PALM BEACH (VIA PHONE)
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

8:00am-9:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

9:00am-9:30am SCHEDULING BRIEFING
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

9:30am-10:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

10:00am-10:30am APPOINTMENTS BRIEFING
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

10:30am-11:30am AGENCY HEADS MEETING
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

11:30am-12:00pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

12:00pm-12:30pm AP EDITORS MEETING
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

12:30pm-1:45pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

1:45pm-2:00pm MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE CARLOS LOPEZ-
CANTERA
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

2:00pm-2:15pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

2:30pm-2:45pm PRESCHEDULED MEDIA INTERVIEW
Location: Florida State Capitol Building

6:30pm-8:30pm ENTERPRISE FLORIDA, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECEPTION AND DINNER
Location: Hyatt Regency-Pier 66
Address: 2301 Southeast 17th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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LT. GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL’S SCHEDULE
FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011

8:00am-9:30am 24M: THE DRIVE4COPD MONUMENT EVENT
Location: The Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Address: 600 N. Ashley Drive
Tampa, FL 33602

2:30pm-4:30pm SPACE FLORIDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Location: Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six
Address: 2301 Southeast 17th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

4:30pm-4:45pm MEETING WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER JEAN MONESTIME
Location: Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six

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Executive Orders 11-215 and 11-216

MEMORANDUM

DATE: November 1, 2011
TO: Interested Media
FROM: Brian Burgess, Communications Director
Executive Office of the Governor
RE: Executive Orders 11-215 and 11-216

Please see attached Executive Order 11-215, suspending Abra Hill Johnson, a Madison County School Board member, and Executive Order 11-216, suspending Jada Woods Williams, the Madison County Supervisor of Elections.

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Governor Rick Scott Appoints Julie Price to Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Julie A. Price to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.

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Governor Scott Appoints Lisa Herndon to Fifth Judicial Circuit Court

Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Lisa D. Herndon of Ocala to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court.

Herndon, 46, has been an assistant state attorney with the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit since 1997 and with the Tenth Judicial Circuit from 1990 to 1997. In addition, she briefly practiced with Daniel Hightower P.A. in 2003 and with Teresa Nightingale P.A. in 1996. Herndon received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a law degree from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law.

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