It will be a merry Christmas and a happy New Year indeed for more than five dozen connected Republicans tapped to help pick judges around the state Friday.

The names, many of which are reappointments, include state legislators, powerful lawyers, insurance executives, and others who Gov. Ron DeSantis trusts to help shape benches from the Keys to the Panhandle.

There is no more powerful panel than the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, and the names chosen by DeSantis Friday reflect the prominence of that perch.

Jesse Panuccio, reappointed for a term ending July 1, 2027, was Secretary of the Department of Economic Opportunity for three years. Additionally, he was acting United State...

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