Floridaâs senators go their own way in nominating federal judges for Biden
Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have both said they wonât participate in Floridaâs federal Judicial Nominating Commissions.
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Florida senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, right, shown here in 2019, have said they wonât participate in Floridaâs federal Judicial Nominating Commissions. [ CARL JUSTE | Miami Herald ]
By William March
Updated Mar. 12
Floridaâs two Republican senators, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, are refusing to participate in a longstanding, bipartisan system for nominating federal judges that Florida legal insiders say has produced non-political, competent judicial nominees for decades.