THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
As promised last Thursday, today we present the races in County Court.
COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL ELECTIONS .....
There are 10 County Court seats up for election in 2026. The term runs from January 6, 2027, for six years. The following is a list of those judges whose term expires on January 5, 2027. An (F) next to their name means they have filed with the Department of Elections for the upcoming election. All ten incumbents have filed. In Group 9, newly appointed Judge Hernandez will not need to face the voters until 2028. In Group 24, we are looking to confirm whether Governor DeSantis has named a replacement for US Attorney Jason Reding. None of the incumbents has drawn opposition yet. Qualifying week runs from April 20-24, with the election scheduled for August 18, 2026.
COUNTY COURT
Donald Cannava (F)
Betty Capote-Erben (F)
Raul Cuervo (F)
Ritamaria Cuervo (F)
Victoria Ferrer (F)
Kevin Hellman (F)
Jennifer Hochstadt - resigned - Group 09 (replaced by Joanne Hernandez)
Natalie Moore (F)
Gordon Murray (F)
Luis Perez-Medina (F)
Jason Reding-Quinones - resigned to become US Atty last August - Group 24
Stephanie Silver (F)
CIRCUIT COURT UPDATE .....
One update in CIRCUIT COURT. Judge Marcia Caballero, who sits in Group 51, has contacted us to let us know that she is retiring from the bench. She will not serve out her term and will be retiring in a few weeks. That would mean that her seat will be filled by Governor DeSantis instead of the voters. She joins Judge Richard Hersch, Group 69, who is also retiring. We believe, though, that Hersch intends to complete his term in January of 2027. We have not heard back yet from Judge Orlando Prescott (Group 35) and Judge Angelica Zayas (Group 05), both of whom have yet to file for reelection.
One final note. Someone in the Comments mentioned that the JNC was taking applications for Judge Caballero’s seat. We have been told that the four seats that the JNC is currently taking applications for are all new seats, two in Circuit Court and two in County Court, with all four new seats created by SB 2508.
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