GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - An Alachua County judge is being tapped to fill a vacancy in circuit court.

On Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Kristine Van Vorst as a judge on the 8th Judicial Circuit Court.

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She has served as a county court judge for Alachua County since 2017 and has also served as a general magistrate in the 8th Judicial Circuit.

Van Vorst fills the seat left open by judge Mark Moseley, who retired in April.

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