The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has determined the following interview schedule for the listed applicants who will be considered for nomination to Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill two Circuit Court vacancies in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit created by the retirement of Judge Schreiber and Judge Steinbeck. All applicants who were previously interviewed September 2024 by the Commission do not need to sit for a new interview for the current vacancies. Those prior applicants will also be given full consideration by the Commission for the two vacancies.
The Commission will conduct interviews on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. at Lee County Justice Center Annex Grand Jury Suite, Second Floor, 2000 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. Applicant interviews are scheduled for 15-minute increments.
APPLICANT TIME
JNC meets in Executive Session 8:30
Vera Bergermann 9:00
Kimberly Bocelli 9:17
Deborah Cunningham 9:34
Maria Dente 9:51
Eric Leontiev 10:09
Rachael Loukonen 10:25
Break 10:42
Trent Reichling 10:52
JNC meets in Executive Session 11:15
The applicants who have recently interviewed with the Commission and who are also under consideration by the Commission for these vacancies are:
- Benjamin Abdulnour
- Pamela Barger
- Cassius Borel
- Harley Brook
- Michael Brown
- Karla Y. Campos-Andersen
- James Chandler
- Michael Colombo
- Kimberly Erwin
- Michael Hopkins
- Bernard King
- Ryan Kuhl
- Amanda Levy-Reis
- Amy Neaher
- Antoinette Peck
- Monica Schmucker
- James Stewart
- Dennis Wallace
- Christopher Whitney
Meeting by Zoom, please email the chair (address above), and Kelly Arroyo at kelly@martinlawfirm.com for instructions.
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