{"id":90918,"date":"2025-12-20T22:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T22:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/90918\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T22:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T22:11:07","slug":"tallahassee-judge-hopes-to-fill-open-seat-on-floridas-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/90918\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee judge hopes to fill open seat on Florida\u2019s Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee Judge is hoping to fill an open seat on Florida\u2019s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In a little over a week, Robert Long will be one of ten judges interviewed for the position. Born in Tallahassee, Long has practiced law since 2008. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He attended Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University and the University of Florida before joining a U.S. Navy Officer School. He currently serves in the First District Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The other applicants for the open seat are Alex Bokor, Hunter Carroll, Roger Ganman, John Guard, Joushua Mize, Thomas Palermo, Samuel Salario, Jared Smith and Adam Tanenbaum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Interviews for the Florida Supreme Court opening happen on December 29. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/20\/tallahassee-judge-hopes-fill-open-seat-floridas-supreme-court\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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