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17TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES APPLICANTS FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2023
CONTACT: William G. McCormick, Chair; [email protected]
Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE: 954-859-6041

The Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has interviewed eighteen applicants to fill two vacancies resulting from the resignations of Circuit Judges Dale Cohen and Elizabeth Scherer. Following deliberations and thoughtful consideration of each applicant, the Commission nominates to Gov. Ron DeSantis the following individuals (in alphabetical order according to their last name and without any preference) for appointment to the Broward Circuit Court:

Catalina M. Avalos

Lisa Beth Glick

Julio E. Gonzalez, Jr.

Janice Carine Haywood

Yves Pierre Laventure

Stephanie Michelle Matalon

Lucy Ramos Miller

Jacqueline Joan-Marie Powell

Kevin Patrick Tynan

Robinson Keith Ustler

Christopher Beauregard Wigand

Allana Robinson Woods

The Commission sincerely thanks the members of the bench, the bar, and the public who took the time to provide feedback about the applicants.

cc:      Members of the Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

William G. McCormick (Chair)

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Joseph S. Van de Bogart (Vice Chair)

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Valerie Barnhart

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Camille Coolidge Shotwell

[email protected]

Levi G. Williams, Jr.

[email protected]

Kenneth J. Joyce

[email protected]

Alice K. Sum

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Thomas D. Oates

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John H. Richards

[email protected]

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