13TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES APPLICANTS FOR COUNTY COURT AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCIES
As a result of the county court vacancy created by the elevation of the Hon. James Moody, III and the circuit court vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Lamar Battles in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Gov. Ron DeSantis has convened the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to select and submit the names of highly qualified candidates to fill the vacancies. The following individuals have applied for the vacancies:
County Court Vacancy Applicants
Emmett Chris Abdoney
Sara Peacock Bartos
Christine Shiver Brown
Cory Chandler
Travis Jarod Coy
Cornelius C. Demps
Matthew Lee Felix
Eilam Michael Isaak
Joseph Kudia
Victoria McNeal
Diego Novaes
Marc Makholm
Elba Martin
Donald Allen Mihokovich
Christina A. Pawlus
Shirin Rustomji
Circuit Court Vacancy Applicants
Emmett Chris Abdoney
Sara Peacock Bartos
Christine Shiver Brown
Cory Chandler
Hon. Jessica Costello
Travis Jarod Coy
Cornelius C. Demps
Matthew Lee Felix
Hon. Michael J. Hooi
Eilam Michael Isaak
Joseph Kudia
Elba Martin
Donald Allen Mihokovich
Diego Novaes
Hon. Cynthia Oster
Christina A. Pawlus
Shirin Rustomji
Lisa Thelwell
The Commission encourages and seeks comments regarding the qualifications of these applicants from the public and from members of the Bench and Bar. Comments may be addressed to Christine Derr, Chair, Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, and emailed to [email protected], or mailed to Christine Derr, Wells Fargo Center, 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33602. Comments must be received no later than 12 p.m. on May 31, 2022, to be considered by the Commission.
Interviews will be conducted in early June. Applicants will be contacted to confirm the time and location of the interviews. A complete interview schedule will be published in advance of the interviews. A remote appearance option also will be made available for the public to attend the interviews.
All proceedings of the Commission are open to the public except for deliberations. Questions about the application or interview process should be directed to the Chair, Christine Derr or Vice Chair, Ryan Sainz.
The members of the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are:
Christine L. Derr, Chair
Telephone: 813-223-5421
Ryan Sainz, Vice Chair
Telephone: 813-476-1490
Maximillian Amster
Telephone: 813-575-2266
J. Carter Andersen
Telephone: 813-204-6405
Pedro Bajo
Telephone: 813-223-3130
Michael Beltran
Telephone: 813-653-7097
Teresa M. Gaffney
Telephone: 813-210-0493
Andrew J. Mayts, Jr.
Telephone: 813-227-2248
Chad Mizelle
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