The following is a list of the applicants for the position of Polk County, Circuit Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Wayne M. Durden. Names of the applicants are listed in alphabetical order:
Graylin Cory Chastang
Attorney
Bartow, Florida
Adam Patton
Florida Department of Citrus
Bartow, Florida
Monica Smith
Assistant State Attorney
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Bartow, Florida
Jennifer Steimle
Tenth Judicial Circuit Magistrate
Bartow, Florida
John Waters
Attorney
Lakeland, Florida
Hon. Rachelle Williamson
County Court Judge, Polk County
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Bartow, Florida
Interviews will be conducted by the Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in-person, at the Southern Atlantic Law Group, PLLC, 290 1st Street S Winter Haven, Florida 33880. Interviews will commence at approximately 9 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2024, and will continue throughout the day.
Commission Members are: Nicholas T. Zbrzeznj (Chair), Julie Landrigan Ball (Vice- Chair), Walter E. Engle, III, Benjamin W. Hardin, Jr., Krista Mahalak, Robert S. Swaine, Frederick J. Murphy, Jr., and Lydia S. Zbrzeznj.
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