11th JNC to fill two judgeships.

The 11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the circuit bench created by Judge Michael B. Chavies' resignation and a vacancy on the Dade County bench created by Judge Mark King Leban's elevation to the circuit court.

Applicants for either opening must be registered voters, live within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, and have been a member of the Bar for the past five years.

Applications may be downloaded from The Florida Bar's Web site at floridabar.org.

An original and 10 copies of the completed application must be delivered to Gerald I. Kornreich and Manuel Kadre, JNC co-chairs, at the Law Offices of Kornreich and Terraferma, Bank of America Tower, Suite #3950, 100 Southeast Second Street, Miami 33131 no later than 5 p.m., July 5. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Indicate at the top of the application if you are applying for the county court judge position or the circuit court judge position.

Those who have previously submitted applications to the commission must submit new applications. The use of a photograph is encouraged and the JNC asks applicants not to submit three-ring binders.