Lack of diversity under current governor’s
judicial appointments spurs calls for reform
Alarmed by the upcoming mandatory retirement of the last African American justice on Florida’s Supreme Court, and lack of diversity among the candidates selected by the governor’s hand-picked commission to replace them, state Senator Perry Thurston (D-Ft. Lauderdale) on Wednesday announced legislation that would trim the executive branch’s influence in the nomination process. [Read more…] about Senator Thurston files legislation to curtail gubernatorial power in Supreme Court nominees
