Public Notice: Potential Reappointment of Judge John K. Olson as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for Florida Southern District

The current 14-year term of the Honorable John K. Olson, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida, is due to expire February 15, 2020. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is considering whether to reappoint Bankruptcy Judge Olson to a new 14-year term of office.

Upon reappointment, the incumbent would continue to exercise the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy judge as specified in United States Code title 28, United States Code title 11, and the Bankruptcy Amendment and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-353, §§ 101-122, 98 Stat. 333-346. In bankruptcy cases and proceedings referred by the district court, the incumbent would continue to perform the duties of a bankruptcy judge that might include holding status conferences, conducting hearings and trials, making final determinations, entering orders and judgments, and submitting proposed finding of fact and conclusions of law to the district court.

Members of the bar and the public are invited to submit written comments for consideration by the Court of Appeals concerning the reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Olson to a new 14-year term of office in Fort Lauderdale. If requested, the identity of a respondent to this solicitation will not be divulged without prior consent. However, Bankruptcy Judge Olson will be provided with a general description of the source and nature of any comments.

All comments should be submitted to:

Mr. James P. Gerstenlauer
Circuit Executive, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
56 Forsyth Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Comments must be received in the Circuit Executive's Office no later than July 22, 2019.