Ron DeSantis taps 2 lawyers to become County Judges

Ron DeSantis taps 2 lawyers to become County Judges

Two lawyers who had been considered for wearing black robes in previous years have won judicial appointments, one in Seminole County and the other in Sarasota County, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.

Both are replacing Judges who were elevated from county court benches to circuit courts.

DeSantis appointed Sylvia Grunor, also a donor to his presidential campaign last year, to serve as a Judge in Seminole County Court.

Grunor of Sanford was interviewed by the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2016 and she ran unsuccessfully for the trial bench in 2000 and once applied to fill a vacancy in the 18th Judicial Circuit in Sanford.

Now, she is going to fill the vacancy created when Judge...

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