10th JNC to fill circuit vacancies.

The 10th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission in now accepting applications to fill two vacancies on the circuit bench created by the retirements of Judge Randall G. McDonald and Judge Robert L. Doyel.

Applicants must have been a member of The Florida Bar for the preceding five years, registered voters, and reside in Polk, Hardee, or Highlands county at the time of appointment.

Applications may be obtained from John Marc Tamayo JNC Chair, Valenti Campbell Trohn Tamayo & Aranda, 1701 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland 33803, phone [phone], e-mail [e-mail]. Applications may also be found on the Bar's Web site at www.floridabar.org.

An original and nine copies of the completed application (no notebooks or binders) must be delivered to Tamayo no later than 5 p.m., April 2.

Any applicant who has submitted an application within the past 60 days may, in lieu of a new application, submit a letter requesting the previous application be considered resubmitted. This letter should also state that there are no changes to the application.