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The use of senior judges challenged
The continued use of senior judges to handle foreclosure cases in much of Florida is unconstitutional because it has amounted to a permanent assignment, according to a St. Petersburg lawyer.
Matt Weidner has asked the Supreme Court to issue a writ of prohibition against sustained use of senior judges in the Sixth Circuit to preside over foreclosures.
He argued since senior judges have had that task for nearly six years, it violates the Florida Constitution which provides they may only be assigned for “temporary duty.”
He also contended senior judges must only be used temporarily because they are not subject to the constitutional restrictions that apply to trial court and appellate judges, including standing for election or merit retention every six years and living in the jurisdiction where they sit on the bench.
“You cannot find any circuit court judge who is doing foreclosures from Orlando up and all the way across the Panhandle,” Weidner said.
