Eighth Judicial Circuit Bench/Bar Committee

Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 8.470(A) and the Florida Supreme Court's 1998 amended Administrative Order entitled In Re: Establishment of Local Bench/Bar Committees, the Eighth Judicial Circuit's Bench/Bar committee permits the bench and the bar to meet regularly and discuss concerns related to the personal and professional capabilities of any lawyer or judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit.

The Eighth Judicial Circuit's Bench/Bar Committee's membership includes:

  • Judge Robert E. Roundtree - Chief Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit
  • James H. (Mac) McCarty, Jr. - President, Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
  • Judge Toby S. Monaco - Circuit Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit
  • Judge Joseph M. Williams - Baker County Court Judge
  • Judge Walter M. Green - Alachua County Court Judge
  • John Roscow, IV, Esquire
  • Gloria Walker, Esquire - Three Rivers Legal Services
  • Meshown Rawls, Esquire - Gator Team Child
  • John D. Whitaker, Esquire - Kinsell, Zadel, and Whitaker
  • Jeanne M. Singer - Chief Assistant State Attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit SAO
  • Sheree H. Lancaster, Esquire
  • Majeedah Murad, Esquire

Meeting Schedule

The Bench/Bar Committee shall meet at 1:30 PM in the Chief Judge Conference Room of the Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center on:

  • November 18, 2011
  • February 10, 2012
  • April 20, 2012

All agenda items should be submitted to:

Bench/Bar Committee
c/o Judge Robert E. Roundtree
Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center
201 East University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
or via e-mail: wablek@circuit8.org