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The Judicial Nominating Commission is 26 separately constituted commissions responsible for advising the governor regarding appointments of judges to the 20 Florida Circuit Courts, the 5 Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. The commissions are established pursuant to Article V of the Florida Constitution.

By MAYA SULLIVAN, Correspondent Published: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 10:14 p.m. Rachel Benjamin spent several months in a YMCA youth shelter, so she knows the value of a helping hand. So it was with a bright smile and genuine enthusiasm Saturday that Benjamin, now 19, helped hand out boxed Thanksgiving dinners to needy families. Benjamin and other current and former residents of the youth shelter program gave out 80 such dinners outside the North Sarasota Library. For Benjamin, volunteering like she...

There will be a Christmas after all for 9-year-old Joshua Pittman of Lawrenceville, Ga., thanks to the generosity of a Florida lawyer. Joshua’s parents, Wayne and Jacqueline Pittman, worried that they wouldn’t be able to afford presents for their son this year because of extremely tight finances, household bills and no jobs. Wayne Pittman, a carpenter by trade, hasn’t been able to find steady work, and he was among nearly 2 million Americans for whom extended jobless benefits were due...

SARASOTA, FLORIDA – Dan Dannheisser, a partner in the law firm of Paderewski, Dannheisser & Flaherty, P.A., announced that he has met with several local charities and has committed to donate 5% of his fees received from personal injury litigation for the upcoming year to these organizations. “At a time like this, when our community is struggling through a difficult economy, it is important for all of us to pitch in to help those in need. I personally work with...