7TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES AMENDED LIST OF JUDICIAL APPLICANTS AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested that the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convene for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the St. Johns County Court and the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court. The Seventh Judicial Circuit includes Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties. These appointments shall fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stasia Warren and the elevation of Judge Lauren Blocker. The Commission published a notice of vacancy and received sixteen (16) applications. Accordingly, the Commission shall convene and interview the applicants as follows:
Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Location: Richard O. Watson Judicial Center, Courtroom Annex 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32092
Zoom: Meeting # 890-4476-3423 (Passcode: 187068)
9:00 am Zomorodian, Cyrus Patrick * ^
9:15 am Bauer, Galen Douglas * ^
9:30 am Daugustinis, Randall Ann * ^
9:45 am DelBene, Christopher M. ^
10:00 am Hutcheson, Robin L. *
10:10 am (Break)
10:20 am Miller, Zachary Watson ^ *
10:35 am Pang, Joanna Piscitello ^
10:50 am Payne, Kaitlyn Mairs ^
11:05 am Phillips, Ann Muenzmay *
11:15 am Rich, Benjamin Joseph ^
11:30 am (Break)
11:40 am Salisbury II, David A. ^
11:55 am Stratis, Jeanne *
12:05 pm Teelon, Elizabeth Nicole * ^
12:20 pm Truelove, Therese Misita*
12:35 pm Ulich, Kelsey Bledsoe ^
12:50 pm Schonsheck, Bethany Lyn *
1:05 pm (Adjourn Public Meeting: Executive session for confidential deliberations of the Commission pursuant to Article V, Section 11(d) of the Florida Constitution.)
* denotes applicant for appointment to Circuit Court
^ denotes applicant for appointment to County Court
Applicants that interviewed before the Commission in 2025 may elect to appear by zoom or in person for a supplemental interview; no negative inference shall be made by the Commission should an applicant elect not to appear for a supplemental interview.
Members of the judiciary, bar, and public are encouraged to contact the Commission regarding the qualifications of any applicant for judicial appointment. All written correspondence regarding an applicant should be sent by email to the Chair, Travis Mydock, at [email protected] , by no later than 12 p.m. on July 10, 2025. The Chair will disseminate all information to the Commission. An applicant in need of guidance should direct inquires to the Chair by email.
All proceedings of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are open to the public, except for deliberations. The current members of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are:
Travis Mydock (Chair)
Terrence White (Vice Chair)
Casey Arnold
Geremy Gregory
Kelly Parsons Kwiatek
Andrew Morgan
John Reid
Anna Shea
Erica Tesh White
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