0000001792 00000 n At the Chief Judge's discretion, a committee may be formed to review the applications. The SOS goes on to give the following example: In the above example, 174 votes are necessary to win for each of the 3 offices. WebCircuit Court. Yes_____________ No_____________ If yes, please explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has the applicant been a party to, or is presently a party, in a civil and or criminal actions/lawsuit as either a plaintiff, defendant, or acting on behalf of a ward? Prior to taking the bench, Judge Klingensmith practiced civil litigation in private practice for 25 years and was board certified in Civil Trial Practice by the Florida Bar in 2001. Jackson, MS 39201 Gulfport, MS 39501 (601) 608-4140 I also agree that I will not take a retainer or advancement of fees from a ward. Elizabeth Brown, Law Clerk . w8c,J<3y[Tx3:3lOUez4i1&Ti,;,TQB &Q?&GZ* H94jQiRr(U}}5Kq*5'\1DH"dz_ w7= endstream endobj 192 0 obj <>stream By submitting an application, the Professional Guardian Applicant attests that he/she has read and is familiar with the Policies and Procedures for Appointment of Professional Guardian found in Administrative Order 6.310 and 6.314 which can be found on the Circuits website at HYPERLINK "http://www.15thcircuit.com" www.15thcircuit.com as well as Chapter 744 Florida Statutes. Failure to provide proof of completion may result in the attorney being removed from the Registry. Our website is designed to help you utilize the services and resources of the Circuit Clerk and the 13th Judicial Circuit Gulfport, MS 39501 (228) 679-1070 . County and Circuit Court Map. 8 p : v 4 dp fp fp fp fp fp fp $ r }u X p @ p p !$ !$ !$ F dp !$ dp !$ !$ |e k =v # v g : Pp p 0 p g v v t k v k !$ p p i p v 4 Specialty wheels will be utilized if a ward has a particular issue that requires a guardian with specialized experience/education. licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years; a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and, under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires). ____________________________________________ Notary Public _____________________________________________ (Print, type, or stamp name of Notary) _____Personally known _____Produced the following type of identification:________________________________________________________ PAGE PAGE 9 of NUMPAGES 10 ( ) 5 S T [ b c d e q r {cUJJE h \hw 5CJ \aJ hR h 5CJ \aJ .j h Judge Kuntzreceived his B.A. 0000006980 00000 n WebFifteenth Judicial Circuit : Division 1 : Hon. 0000005855 00000 n You can find Palm Beach County case numbers on the Clerks website at HYPERLINK "http://mypalmbeachclerk.com/courtrecords.aspx" http://mypalmbeachclerk.com/courtrecords.aspx. WebCircuit Judge Jacquelyn D. Ackert graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law-Carbondale. 0000016838 00000 n WebFax: (337) 783-0566. > k Tw bjbj88 E xRbxRbo 7 4 WebWelcome to the LaSalle County Circuit Clerks Website. Louisiana Family Courts I agree to only bill for actual time spent for the benefit of the ward and will not bill in increments or use any block billing. HGjg5?'T]#ar'Hm\jF5r681qa9LKk;cl:wA9#: In even-numbered years, Louisiana's primary elections are held in November during the general elections of other states. 0000009325 00000 n Judge Kuntz has served on Floridas Fourth District Court of Appeal since his appointment in 2016. _____ Dementia, Alzheimers disease, Elderly Care _____ Developmental Disabilities _____ Mental Illness and Substance Abuse _____ Trauma Victims _____ Financial Management, Business Experience _____ Spanish Speaking, Writing, and Reading Wards _____ Creole Speaking, Writing, and Reading Wards Please check off if you have completed the following requirements: (NOTE: Application cannot be considered until the following requirements have been fulfilled.) Failure to remedy the deficiencies will result in the application being rejected. 0000001156 00000 n 4th District Court of Appeal110 South Tamarind Ave.West Palm Beach, FL 33401(561) 242-2000. Family FD, Probate ID. )F endstream endobj 222 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[22 159]/Length 27/Size 181/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream General Help (Check yes, even if the disposition of guilt or judgment was withheld or if the criminal record was sealed or expunged. Yes_____________ No_____________ If yes, please explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ APPLICANTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE List the names of Applicants corporate officers and all persons with ownership interest in Applicants organizational structure (attach additional sheet if more space is needed): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List the names and types of all degrees, certifications, and licenses for each individual who will work as a guardian or provide a service to the ward (attach additional sheet if more space is needed): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST Please attach the following documents and any other relevant documentation to this application. CMECF offline for maintenance 4/15 - 4/17, Financial Specialist Vacancy Announcement. Michael E. Levy, Chief Judge; Hon. What is your fee schedule for billing for time involved with court-approval of guardian fees and final guardian fees? 0000050344 00000 n 0000018172 00000 n All applicants must first be registered by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians, and must submit a copy of their registration along with their completed application. Judge Calvin L. Williams. MAILING ADDRESS. Search All Parties Attorneys Judges. [1], The courthouses, in which both civil and criminal cases are heard, are located in Crowley, Lafayette and Abbeville. Circuit Criminal T/KK2/KD. may result in the professional guardian being removed from the court appointed Registry. 2. Anne Scafide, CR Deputy . Hn0%hDzeZ'UXi2pJ\;PZ COURTROOM #806 (Gulfport) JUDGE CARLTON REEVES; 501 E. Court St., Suite 5.550 2012 15. Court Administration makes no representations as to the number of cases in which the professional guardian may be appointed. hbbg`b``3)~0 endstream endobj 182 0 obj <>/Metadata 20 0 R/PageLabels 17 0 R/Pages 19 0 R/StructTreeRoot 22 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 183 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 589.464 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 184 0 obj <> endobj 185 0 obj <> endobj 186 0 obj [/Separation/PANTONE#202607#20C 203 0 R<>] endobj 187 0 obj <> endobj 188 0 obj <> endobj 189 0 obj <> endobj 190 0 obj <>stream Prior Judicial Experience. Placement on a wheel does not guarantee appointments. D. CONTACT INFORMATION 1. Applicants may be removed for any reasons which may disqualify Applicants from appointment, including but not limited to the factors set forth in 744.474. WebWe would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 0000003514 00000 n The Applicant understands and agrees that Court Administration, or the Chief Judge or designee(s), reserves the right to remove any Applicant from the Registry upon discovering any information about the Applicant which was not previously disclosed, or has changed since the application was submitted. Web15th judicial circuit accepting court appointed new and renewal applications april 6, 2023; administrative order no. The Chief Judge reserves the right to remove the Applicant from the Registry at will. degree from Suffolk University Law School. _____ Resume or curriculum vitae, reflecting a minimum of two (2) years post licensure/certification practice relative to guardianship service programs _____ Fee Schedule _____ Attestation and Authorization to Investigate and Release of Information _____ Documentation of criminal history, if any _____ Documentation of civil litigation history (personal and on behalf of a ward), if any _____ Verification of continuing education credit per Florida Statute 744.2003(3) THE REST OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ATTESTATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO INVESTIGATE AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION I, ____________________________, whose address is _____________________________________________, authorize the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida or its designee to conduct a criminal history and background investigation on me/the Applicant. Emily Waddell, Law Clerk . 0000021669 00000 n Yes_____________ No_____________ If yes, please state limits of liability_____________________ Has the Applicant ever been arrested for a crime? Louisiana is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. Law Clerk - Gregory Klein. Civil Litigation includes but is not limited to the following case types: dependency, domestic violence injunctions or civil as a plaintiff or defendant, matters including but not limited to: breach of contract, personal injury/negligence, foreclosure, bankruptcy, employment related matters, civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty/responsibility, professional malpractice, etc. Do NOT include family law cases such as divorce, paternity, adoption. The Court may issue opinions on other days of the week if it deems necessary. Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference July 12 14, 2023. All professional guardians on the court appointed wheel agree to accept correspondence through email, and agree to register for e-service of court documents. I also acknowledge that final discretion on fees will be determined by the Court after reviewing actual services rendered. 0000004128 00000 n Processing of the application may take up to 8 weeks. If no candidate receives over 50 percent of the vote (a "majority vote"), the top two candidates run against each other in the general election. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has the Applicant given specific training, presentations, or authored articles that demonstrate expertise in guardianship? __ I will keep all responses on this Application current and complete (including but not limited to change of address) on a timely basis. To learn more about judicial selection in Louisiana, click here. Emily Waddell, Law Clerk . Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. GKlein@coxbusiness.net. 0000002683 00000 n h 5CJ( U\aJ( mH nH u hE;o 5CJ \aJ h3 5CJ \aJ h4 5CJ \aJ h 5CJ \aJ hv h 5CJ \aJ hk 5CJ \aJ hoK 5CJ \aJ hO 5CJ \aJ h; 5CJ \aJ hv- 5CJ \aJ j h UmH nH u h 5 ( c e B H\@>E-QoI7d1?Lfh%-tTY $DwvN]N:&c8w}jm.q~e\+=lm?%[\,{~7OuFfhu09$*~zuxj)r#s degree in 1982, and his J.D. __ I understand and agree that unless there is full agreement among family members for a specific professional guardian, if I am the petitioner in a case to determine incapacity I cannot be appointed as the professional guardian. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What guidelines does the Applicant follow in determining his/her fee schedule? Once removed from the Registry, the professional guardian must file a new application to be reinstated. Roy Michael McKenney, Presiding Judge; Hon. ,(u-u,RYHGA'B9Msz264Ufh@s")`IYoO"o$"1*_8tC8#{`b%6}"@?Tn1dBvNT>)qzCMhl)cjH/0 y>stream WebJudicial Links . Please initial each line. This application must be completed in its entirety if you wish to be considered for appointment. 3. Chief Judge Stewart has served I will explain why/how it happened and describe any effort(s) to restore compliance. 6.301 and 6.314 and all other Fifteenth Circuit Court Administrative Orders concerning Guardianship and agree to provide services in accordance with those Administrative Orders. 0000009724 00000 n __ I agree that I will have a court approved budget and that I will open a restricted depository for each ward for which I serve as a professional guardian including wards I currently serve and for any future wards. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Ballotpedia features 408,488 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Judge Klingensmith received his B.A. Applicant Information: Name: Name of Organization (if applicable): Organizations IRS legal status and type of Florida Corporation: _______________________________________ Business Address: (City) (State) (Zip Code) Business#: Cell#: Fax#: Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________________ What languages do you speak, read, and write fluently? 0000006439 00000 n APPLICATION INFORMATION Professional Guardians seeking court appointed cases in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit shall submit a completed application and any other information requested by Court Administration. I release this Circuit and its designee from any and all liability and expense associated with this investigation or release of information and/or documents. Professional Guardians who are on the Registry will be placed on the general registry and/or specialty wheels based on their specialized skills. If so, specify: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe any training and/or experience the Applicant has pertaining to advocacy for health and financial services: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe your technological expertise and the systems you use for complying with guardianship accounting requirements, tracking medical providers, preparing data for annual reports, etc. Floridas Fourth District Court of Appeal, Accessible | Fair | Effective | Responsive | Accountable, Most Recent Written Opinions | Most Recent PCAs | Opinions Archive. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again. E. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION The Application is to be delivered by email only to: HYPERLINK "mailto:CAD-ProfGuardians@pbcgov.org" CAD-ProfGuardians@pbcgov.org THE REST OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT APPLICATION TO SERVE ON PROFESSIONAL GUARDIAN WHEEL Please complete the following application to serve on the professional guardian wheel. WebJUDGE SUL OZERDEN. C. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION INFORMATION Any professional guardian, whose registration from the Office of Public and Professional Guardians is suspended, terminated, etc., or is otherwise the subject of discipline must notify Court Administration within seven (7) days of the discipline, suspension, or termination. The Fifteenth Judicial District of the Louisiana District Courts covers the same geographical boundaries as Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish and Vermilion Parish. 181 0 obj <> endobj xref 181 43 0000000016 00000 n Date of Certification: ________________ __ I will notify the Chief Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit if I become non-compliant with Floridas guardianship registration requirements immediately in writing. [1] This officeholder The judges of the Eighth Circuit courts invite you to join them July 12 14, 2023, at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota for the Judicial Conference. Louisiana Courts of Appeal David McCormick : 108 Union Street, Room 108 : Dardanelle : 72834 : 479-229-3580 : 479-229-1095 : Fifteenth Judicial Circuit : Louisiana Traffic Courts I agree that once removed, I must file a new application to be reinstated. j ___ I agree that within six months of being added to the registry, I will complete a minimum of one hour of training on eldercaring coordination. In the event that candidates are competing for more than one open seat on a court, the majority vote is decided by "dividing the total votes cast for all of the candidates by the number of offices to be filled [and] dividing the result so obtained by two," according to the Secretary of State website. 1= 1 minute, 5=5 minutes, 45=45 minutes). Supreme Court; Court of Appeals Circuit Courts Office of State Courts Administrator Court Opinions Newsroom Related Sites eFiling; Help . The Case Management / Electronic Case Filing system will be down for maintenance starting Saturday, April 15th @ 8:00 am till Monday, April 17th @ 8:00 am. Judge J.R. Gaines. There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms.