THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
ELECTION 2024 - QUALIFYING WEEK UPDATE.......
EVEN BIGGER BREAKING NEWS
SCOTT JANOWITZ has withdrawn from the Circuit Court Group 25 race and he will not challenge Judge Marrero. We predict that he will jump back into a County Court race.
There is a back story.
BREAKING NEWS
As we reported last night (read below) Candidate Scott Janowitz has jumped out of his County Court Group and filed against Incumbent Circuit Court Judge Yery Marrero. UPDATE #2. Scott Janowitz has paid his Qualifying Fee. He is locked into Group 25 and will be running against Judge Marrero.
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Very little to report after two days. Qualifying Week ends at Noon on Friday. As of 5 PM today, there have been no new candidates entering races for Circuit or County Court Judge.
In the Circuit Court:
All candidates that filed have paid their Qualifying Fee except for two:
Group 14 - Vivianne del Rio - NOW QUALIFIED
Group 56 - Javier Enriquez - NOW QUALIFIED
In County Court:
All candidates that filed have paid their Qualifying Fee except for:
Group 18 - Betsy Alvarez Zane - NOW QUALIFIED
Group 29 - Scott Janowitz - Moved to Circuit Group 25
Group 31 - Rita Maria Baez - we spoke with Ms. Baez and she has indicated that she will be qualifying in this Group. - NOW QUALIFIED
In Group 29, there are three candidates listed as intending to run in that Group. Two of those candidates, Christopher Benjamin and Alina Salcines Restrepo, have paid their Qualifying Fee. They are each locked into this race.
Candidate Scott Janowitz, who was appointed to the bench by Gov DeSantis in 2020 and ran in 2022 to hold his seat, and lost that seat to current Judge Alicia Privolos (60% to 40%), Janowitz has communicated with me and stated that he will be Qualifying in a Group. Janowitz would not respond to my question as to which Group, which leads me to believe that, given the fact that Group 29 already has two candidates, Janowitz is looking at other Groups and gauging which race would give him the best chance of winning.
Christopher Benjamin has raised $32,078. Alina Salcines Restrepo has raised only $9,510 but has added $40,000 to her campaign in the form of a loan. Scott Janowitz on the other hand has raised only $1,250 and loaned his campaign an extra $500.
Which Group might Janowitz jump into? There are two open seats: Group 4 where Judge Robin Faber is retiring and only one candidate has qualified. Michelle Urbistondo, who has raised $54,150 and loaned her campaign an additional $100,500. There is also Group 12, where Judge Steve Leifman is retiring. Only Mario Corcilli has qualified in that Group and he has raised $43,801 and kicked in an additional $120,000 of his own money.
There are also 15 Incumbent County Court judges and 21 Incumbent Circuit Court judges currently facing no opposition. Judge Christopher Green has drawn one opponent, that being the above-mentioned Rita Maria Baez.
It has also been very quiet in the race for State Attorney where Katherine Fernandez Rundle is still unopposed.
NORTH OF THE BORDER
State Attorney Dave Aronberg, of the 15th judicial circuit in Palm Beach County, is not seeking re-election. So far, seven candidates have filed to replace Aronberg but only two have qualified as of today. They include: Forrest Freedman and Craig Williams. Other candidates who have not yet paid the qualifying fee include: Alexcia Cox, Adam Farkas, Gregg Lerman, Rolando Silva, and Samuel Stern.
Also in the 15th Circuit, Public Defender Carey Haughwout is also not running for reelection. Daniel Eisinger has qualified in that race while candidate Adam Frankel has not yet paid his qualifying fee.
In Broweird, State Attorney Harold Pryor and Public Defender Gordon Weekes do not appear to have attracted any opponents.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL .....
In the wake of the sudden death of Judge Eric Hendon, the 3rd DCA JNC has scheduled interviews this Friday, April 26, with the following persons:
Donald Barrett
Woody Clermont
Margaret Correoso
Angel Cortinas
Kansas Gooden
Judge Spencer Multack
Judge Joseph Perkins
Judge Thomas Rebull
Judge Daryl Trawick
Judge Robert Watson
Judge Laura Gonzalez-Marques
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13 comments:
How many mistakes can you make in one post? You listed Christopher Benjamin as Christopher Brown. You referred to Robert Watson as Robert Wilson. You left the tilde off Angel Coriñas' name. You spelled Judge Tomàs Rebull as Thomas. Why should anyone believe anything you write, Captain My Captain?
Finally, let's call him for what he is. Scott Janowitz is an entitled loser. He doesn't work hard at getting re-elected, and doesn't work hard at getting elected, so now he wants to pick on incumbents who are busy doing their job so they haven't been raising money, all because the Governor won't reappoint him to the position Scott believes he richly deserves. L-O-S-E-R!
Judge Rebull is the only one qualified in that group. He will pass with flying colors.
That 3rd DCA list is a murderer's row for the most part.
It be a lot funner if you posted who donates and how much.
OMG, Perkins at the 3rd DCA? He was a disaster at MJB. What an idiot!
If you follow where the money comes from you can follow where the “favors” go. It’s all about pat me on the back, I’ll take care of you later.
to 6:29 PM:
Thank you for letting me know about the errors. I changed Christopher Brown to Christopher Benjamin. I also corrected Judge Watson's last name - my apologies to both.
I looked at the Press Release from the 3rd DCA. They do not list Angel Cortinas with a title - so neither did I. I also checked how they addressed the name of Judge Rebull. They used Thomas Rebull in their Press Release. I then checked with The Florida bar. Judge Rebull lists his name as: Thomas Julian Rebull.
So, thank you again for pointing out the two errors.
Cap Out .....
Yery Marrero is an asset to the bar and bench and Scott whatever his name is has picked the wrong race. May he lose hardily as he did to Alicia Priovolos. If he knew anything about Yery, he would have stayed far away from this race.
6:29 forgot that candidates suddenly remember their Latin roots like by adding a tilde or changing Thomas to Tomas
Sky brotha chill
I dont understand the need some people seem to have to hammer others for every mistake. Sad times. For whatever it's worth, I appreciate the updates Cap. Thank you.
Janowtiz...you are an asshole for running against a person who is ill right now. Only a total jerk would do that. If you win, you will have zero friends in the courthouses.
Judge Rebull is great.
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