The 2026 Judicial Candidate Forum

Event Description:

For the last decade, The North Tampa Bar has provided voters in Hillsborough County with invaluable insight and access to the candidates for contested judicial elections.  This year's event is bigger and better then ever--a joint presentation by the North Tampa Bar, APABA Tampa Bay, and the Tampa Hispanic Bar Association!

Former NTBA President and current APABA-TB Director Jared Krukar will moderate an unbiased, candid discussion with the candidates.  Who are they?  What makes them tick?  Why should you vote for them?  Through their answers you should gain the knowledge you need to confidently place your vote at the ballot box this fall.

NTBA, APABA, and THBA members all pay the same member price of $35 while nonmembers pay $45.  Buffet lunch is included, as is free parking.  Professional networking before and after lunch is a given.

Pre-registration is required--there will be no tickets at the door.

The Candidates (In Alphabetical Order)

• Louie Aguila - https://louieforjudge.com/
• Nina McGucken Alvarez - https://www.electnina.com/
• Sara Peacock - https://sarapeacockforjudge.com/
• Jim Wimsatt - https://jimforjudge.com/

About your Moderator:

Jared Krukar is a Florida Bar Board Certified Appellate Specialist and a Career Staff Attorney at the Florida Second District Court of Appeal. He serves numerous roles in our community beyond his aforementioned work with APABA and the NTBA. He is also the inaugural President of the newly-formed Second District Appellate American Inn of Court, and the vice-chair-elect of the Florida Bar Appellate Certification Committee. In the evenings, Jared teaches classes on communications and media ethics and business law at the University of Tampa.

Statement of Non-Affiliation:

This forum is intended to be fair and unbiased.  Neither the bar associations nor the moderator have endorsed, nor will they endorse, any of the candidates in the 2026 judicial elections.