A lawsuit over whether judges should be elected or appointed could pit the Legislature against Gov. Jeb Bush and his administration. BY GARY FINEOUT gfineout@MiamiHerald.com TALLAHASSEE - A legal dispute over whether to elect or appoint 55 new judges across the state is on the verge of spiraling into a showdown over constitutional powers and could disrupt preparations for the fall elections. Last week, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Miami-Dade County filed a lawsuit to block the election of the new judges, including six in Broward and four in Miami-Dade, and instead let Gov. Jeb Bush appoint them. The lawsuit, filed directly with the Florida Supreme Court, came less than two weeks before the period when candidates must officially qualify to run on this year's ballot.