Florida Senate committee refuses to confirm DeSantis appointee, citing 'concern'

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Florida Senate committee refuses to confirm DeSantis appointee, citing ‘concern’
Tampa Bay Times, 2/18/2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial nominee to lead an obscure but powerful group of state judges won’t be confirmed by the Senate this session, a key Republican senator said Monday.

Citing unspecified concerns, Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Palm Harbor, said his committee won’t take up the confirmation of John MacIver, a 7-year attorney with virtually no experience in the courtroom.

“I’ve talked to a lot of folks in the process, and there are a couple of areas where there was some concern,” Hooper said. “I just didn’t have a level of comfort bringing that confirmation forward, because that has my name on it.”

MacIver was DeSantis’ choice to be the chief judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, whose 29 judges rule on state government issues ranging from workers’ compensation disputes to the locations of nuclear power plants. He’s been in the job since fall, when he was appointed by DeSantis and the Cabinet.

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[katmondoo]

1. He is just following the Trumper way. No experience is good experience.