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15TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2026
CONTACT: Gordon A. Dieterle, Chair; [email protected]
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE: 561-734-5552

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Thursday, February 26, 2026, for the Circuit Court Judge vacancy created by the signing of SB 2508 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the County Court Judge vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Danielle Sherriff to the Circuit Court, at the times indicated below:

9:00 a.m.      Karen Black

9:12 a.m.      Jonathan Bridges

9:24 a.m.      Lauren Clifton

9:36 a.m.      Gabriel Ermine

9:48 a.m.      Break

10:00 a.m.     Ron Herman

10:12 a.m.     Lauren Johnson

10:24 a.m.     Dane Leitner

10:36 a.m.     Jenica Lopez

10:48 a.m.     Break

11:00 a.m.     Ilana Marcus

11:12 a.m.     Jean Marie Middleton

11:24 a.m.     Angela Prudenti

11:36 a.m.     Michael Rachel

11:48 a.m.     Marci Rex

12:00 p.m.    Christopher Sajdera

12:15 p.m.    Lunch

1:15 p.m.      Sarah Sherman

1:27 p.m.      Schnelle Tonge

1:39 p.m.      Storm Tropea

1:51 p.m.      James Williams

2:00 p.m.      JNC Deliberations

The above interviews will be conducted in person at the Library Conference Room, Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401.

Each interview will be ten minutes long, including a two-minute opening statement.

All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.

If you have any questions, please contact Gordon Dieterle at 561-734-5552, or by email at [email protected].

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