Bell replacement won’t be from here

Yesterday Gov. Charlie Crist interviewed the three finalists for the Florida Supreme Court seat vacated by Pensacola native Kenneth Bell’s seat. None are from Escambia, Santa Rosa or even Okaloosa County.

The finalist are First District Court of Appeal Judge Ricky L. Polston, Tallahassee; First District Court of Appeal Judge Peter D. Webster, Tallahassee; and 4Fourth Circuit Judge Waddell A. Wallace, Jacksonville.

The political power of this area continues to wane.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”