Four legal professionals will be able to celebrate either promotions to higher judgeships or, in two cases, becoming a judge for a first time, as Gov. Ron DeSantis announced appointments on Friday.

Johnathan Lott , of Fort Lauderdale, will serve as Judge on the Fourth District Court of Appeal.

Lott has been a Circuit Court Judge for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court since 2024. He has also been an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

Green Cove Springs’ Kristina Mobley will move from her position as a County Court Judge for Clay County to a Judge for the entire 4th Circuit, where she was a Judicial Staff Attorney prior to becoming a judge. Legislation passed this year expanded judgeships throughout the state, allowing Mobley to move up.

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