Resolution 212-2011RESOLUTION NO. 212 - 2011
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
ENDORSING THE CANDIDACY OF EDWIN SCALES FOR
THE VACANT POSITION ON THE THIRD DISTRICT
COURT OF APPEAL.
WHEREAS, Monroe County is one of only two counties within the jurisdiction of the
Third District Court of Appeal; and
WHEREAS, since creation of the Third District Court of Appeal in 1957, no lawyer
from Monroe County has ever been appointed to serve as judge on that panel; and
WHEREAS, due to the unique characteristics of the Florida Keys and the concomitant
unique legal issues, it is imperative that those who sit in judgment over Keys' cases have an
informed appreciation for both the Keys and the ramifications of the decisions affecting them;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Edwin Scales has submitted his application to fill a vacancy on the
Third District Court of Appeal; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scales is an accomplished appellate lawyer and is well qualified to
serve on the Third District Court of Appeal; and
WHEREAS, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Third District Court of Appeal
has nominated Mr. Scales to serve on the Third District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scales has served the citizens of Monroe County with distinction for
many years in a variety of capacities including but not limited to serving as a City Commissioner
and a Commissioner on the Planning Board for the City of Key West, a member of the Board of
Trustees for the Florida Keys Community College, a member of the Monroe County Tourist
Development Council, and a member of the Judicial Nominating Commissions of the 16'
Judicial Circuit and the Southern District of Florida; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scales also served the citizens of the entire State of Florida through his
position as a member of the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar as well as counsel to the
Florida Citrus Commission and other clients;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
1. The Governor is respectfully requested to appoint Edwin Scales to fill the current
vacancy on the Third District Court of Appeal; and
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2. The Clerk is directed to immediately transmit this Resolution forthwith to the
Governor.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida at a regular meeting of said Board on the 20` day of July, A.D., 2011.
Mayor Heather Carruthers
Yes
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice
Yes
Commissioner George Neugent
Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Yes
Commissioner Kim Wigington
Yes
i, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
7: Iya> ny L. Kolhage, CLERK OF MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
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D eputy Clerk By
May r H at er Carruthers
MONROE ATTORNEY
APPR V FORM:
ROBERT SHILLINGER, JR.
CHIEF AS43TANT UNTY ATTORNEY
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ROBERT SHILLINGER, JR.
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