Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested that the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convene for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court. This appointment will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Raul Zambrano.
Accordingly, the Seventh Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission announces the receipt of nineteen (19) applications. The applicants will be interviewed January 24, 2024 at the Volusia County Courthouse Annex, Courtroom #3, 125 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach, 32114.
Applicants will be interviewed in alphabetical order as follows:
TimeApplicant
| 9:30 am | Alexander, William |
| 9:40 am | DePaula, Jarett |
| 9:50 am | Howeller, Sara |
| 10:00 am | Hughes, Allison |
| 10:10 am | Hutcheson, Robin |
| 10:20 am | Hyland, William |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:40 am | Kazzi, Amanda |
| 10:50 am | Lewis, Jeffrey |
| 11:00 am | Nunnally, Regina |
| 11:10 am | Partlow, James |
| 11:20 am | Phillips, Ann |
| 11:30 am | Pickens III, Robert |
| 11:40 am | Break |
| 1:00 pm | Schonsheck, Bethany |
| 1:10 pm | Simonsen, Michele |
| 1:20 pm | Stratis, Jeanne |
| 1:30 pm | Thomas, Sarah |
| 1:40 pm | Urbanak, Andrew |
| 1:50 pm | Wainer III, David |
| 2:00 pm | Walker, Chris |
All correspondence regarding an applicant should be emailed to Travis Mydock, chair, by no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 23, 2024. All correspondence will be forwarded by the chair to the Commission. All correspondence constitutes a public record pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
All proceedings of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are open to the public, except for deliberations. The current members of the Commission are:
SEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION
| Travis Mydock, B.C.S. (Chair) Mydock Law 309 Kingsley Lake Drive, Suite 904 Saint Augustine, FL 32092 Office: (904) 864-3002 Email: tmydock@mydocklaw.com | Terrence White, Esq. (Vice Chair) Upchurch Watson White & Max 1400 Hand Avenue, Suite D Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Office: (386) 253-1560 Email: twhite@uww-adr.com |
| Casey Arnold, Esq. Fisher Tousey 818 North A1A, Suite 104 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Office: (904) 285-2601 Email: CWA@fishertousey.com | Kelly Parsons Kwiatek, Esq. Halifax Health 303 N. Clyde Morris Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32214 Office: (386) 425-4220 Email: Kelly.kwiatek@halifax.org |
| Andrew Morgan, Esq. Canan Law 1030 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard Saint Augustine, FL 32084 Office: (904) 824-9402 Email: amorgan@cananlaw.com | John Reid, B.C.S. Office of the State Attorney, R.J. Larizza 251 N. Ridgewood Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Office: (386) 239-7710 Email: reidj@sao7.org |
| Raven Sword, Esq. Livingston & Sword, P.A. P.O. Box 351065 Palm Coast, FL 32135 Office: (386) 439-2945 Email: ravenesword@gmail.com | Erica White, Esq. Kinsey, Vincent, Pyle, P.L. 150 South Palmetto Ave., Suite 300 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Office: (386) 252-1561 Email: Erica.White@kvplaw.com |
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