11TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES JUDICIAL VACANCY NOMINEES
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit has nominated the following individuals for appointment to the Miami-Dade Circuit Court for the vacancies resulting from the resignation of Circuit Court Judge John W. Thornton, Jr., the appointment of Circuit Court Judge Renatha S. Francis to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, and the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Diane Ward:
Ramiro Christen Areces
Jason Bloch
Karl Brown
Raul Antonio Cuervo
Miesha Shonta Darrough
Christina DiRaimondo
Christopher Green
Ayana Harris
Peter Heller
Kevin Hellman
Zachary N. James
Scott M. Janowitz
Joseph J. Mansfield
Luis Perez-Medina
Robert T. Watson
The commission thanks the members of the bench, the Bar, and the public who took the time to provide feedback about the applicants.
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Walter James Harvey (chairman)
School Board Attorney’s Office
1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 400
Miami, FL 33132
Office Tel.: 305-995-1304
Fax: 305-995-1412
Robert H. Fernandez (vice chairman)
8440 Grand Canal Drive
Miami, FL 33144
Office Tel.: 305-215-2264
Scott M. Dimond
Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A
Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
2665 South Bayshore Dr. PH 2B
Miami, FL 33133
Office Tel.: 305-374-1920
Fax: 305-374-1961
Daniel S. Fridman
Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 750
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Office Tel.: 305-569-7720
Jorge A. Mestre
Rivero Mestre, LLP
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 1000
Miami, FL 33134
Office Tel: 305-445-2500
Fax: 305-445-2505
Hayden P. O’Byrne
United States Attorney’s Office, SDFL
99 NE 4th St.,
Miami, FL 33132
Office: 305-961-9447
Fax: 305-530-7679
Robert R. Pardo
Robert R. Pardo, P.A.
7700 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 512
Miami, FL 33156
Office: Tel.: 305-596-7794
Fax: 305-596-5854
Miranda Lundeen Soto
Shutts & Bowen LLP
200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4100
Miami, Florida 33131
Office Tel.: 305-347-7326
Fax: 305-347-7985
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