13TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES JUDICIAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
The Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is pleased to announce that the following applicants will be interviewed for possible nomination to the Governor for the positions of one circuit court and two county court judicial openings.
The Commission will conduct interviews on Wed., Oct. 1, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, in the Reliaquest Building, located at 1001 Water Street, Suite 1000, Tampa, Florida 33602. Applicants should arrive 20 minutes early. The Commission will submit the names of nominees for all three judicial vacancies to Gov. Ron DeSantis no later than Fri., Oct. 3, 2025.
| APPLICANT | TIME |
|---|---|
| Michelle A. Doherty* | 9:00 - 9:12 a.m. |
| Matthew Mullinax* | 9:12 - 9:24 a.m. |
| Janelle Weber* | 9:24 - 9:36 a.m. |
| Luis Aguila* | 9:36 - 9:48 a.m. |
| Ricardo Martinez* | 9:48 - 10:00 a.m. |
| BREAK | 10:00 - 10:10 a.m. |
| Cheryl Mason* | 10:10 - 10:22 a.m. |
| Jessica O’Connor* | 10:22 - 10:34 a.m. |
| Nathan Watters* | 10:34 - 10:46 a.m. |
| Adam Banter# | 10:46 - 10:58 a.m. |
| Jeffrey Bristol# | 10:58 - 11:10 a.m. |
| BREAK | 11:10 - 11:20 a.m. |
| Michael Baggé-Hernández+ | 11:20 - 11:32 a.m. |
| Corey Lee Chandler+ | 11:32 - 11:44 a.m. |
| Lisa Allen+ | 11:44 - 11:56 a.m. |
| Leslie Schultz-Kin+ | 11:56 - 12:08 p.m. |
| Travis Coy# | 12:08 - 12:20 p.m. |
| BREAK | 12:20 – 12:30 p.m. |
| David Chee# | 12:30 - 12:42 p.m. |
| Elizabeth Traverso# | 12:42 - 12:54 p.m. |
| E. Michael Isaak* | 12:54 - 1:06 p.m. |
| Christopher Saba* | 1:06 - 1:18 p.m. |
* applicant for county judicial vacancy only
# applicant for both county and circuit judicial vacancies
+ applicant for circuit judicial vacancy only
All proceedings of the Commission are open to the public except for deliberations. Members of the public wishing to attend the interviews have the option of attending via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 898 989 3970
Passcode: 5Au1gJ
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