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17TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANCY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2025
CONTACT: Joseph S. Van de Bogart, Chair; [email protected]
Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit has nominated the following individuals for appointment to the Broward Circuit Court for the vacancy resulting from the retirement of Chief Circuit Court Judge Jack Tuter.

Pascale Achille

Janice Haywood

Yves Pierre Laventure

Stephanie Matalon

Lucy Ramos Miller

Marlon Weiss

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

SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS

Joseph S. Van de Bogart (Chair)

[email protected]

Camille Coolidge Shotwell (Vice Chair)

Coolidge Law Group, P.A.

110 S.E. 6th Street Suite 1700

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Phone: 954-761-7781

[email protected]

William G. McCormick

McCormick Law Firm, PLLC

401 East Las Olas Boulevard Suite 1400

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Phone: 954-761-8111

[email protected]

Eric Yesner

Gray Robinson, P.A.

401 E. Las Olas Blvd. Ste 1000

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Phone: 954-761-7492

[email protected]

Valerie Barnhart

Barnhart Law Firm, P.A.

12555 Orange Drive Fl 2

Davie, FL 33330-4340

Phone: 954-526-1814

[email protected]

Alice K. Sum

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

801 Brickell Avenue

Suite 1950

Miami, FL 33131-4901

Phone: 305-982-6300

[email protected]

Thomas D. Oates

Law Offices of Oates & Oates, P.A.

1701 East Atlantic Boulevard Suite 4

Pompano Beach, FL 33060-6767

Phone: 954-942-6500

[email protected]

Levi G. Williams, Jr.

Law Offices of Levi Williams, P.A.

12 SE 7th Street

Suite 710

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3474

Phone: 954-463-1626

[email protected]

John H. Richards

Boyd, Richards, Parker & Colonnelli

1600 W Commercial Blvd Ste 201

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3006

Phone: 954-848-2460

[email protected]

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