Two candidates are seeking election to an open seat on the bench in Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, which includes Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties. Nancy Cleaveland and Ashley Wells Cox are on the ballot in this non-partisan race, meaning it is on the ballot for all voters in the three counties, regardless of party affiliation.

Jacksonville Today reader Kevin E. wonders why a local judicial candidate is allowed to advertise herself as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.