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9TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES COUNTY COURT JUDICIAL APPLICANTS AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2025
CONTACT: Christian W. Waugh, Chair; [email protected]
Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE: 321-800-6008

The Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has determined the following interview schedule for the listed applicants who will be considered for nomination to Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as an Orange County Court judge pursuant to the enactment of HB 5401.

Name                            Interview Time

Chloe Zubkin                                    8:00

Morgan Weinberger                           8:15

Brian Toti                                8:30

Marcus Steverson                    8:45

BREAK                                   9:00

Ralph Seegobin                        9:05

Jenniza Rosado                        9:20

Steven Miller                            9:35

Michael Mendozal                     9:50

BREAK                                   10:05

Sonia McDowell                       10:10

Robert Kingsford                      10:25

Charles Hart                            10:40

Joy Goodyear                                   10:55

BREAK                                   11:00

Vennia Francois                       11:05

James D’Cruz                                   11:20

Daniel Cull                              11:35

Mike Brown                             11:50

BREAK                                   12:05

Ayana Barrow                                   12:10

Gilberto Barreto                       12:25

Andres Bain                             12:40

EXECUTIVE SESSION             12:55

The interviews are open to the public and will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 commencing at 8 a.m. ET at DownsAaron PLLC, 200 S. Orange Ave, Suite 2250, Orlando, Florida 32801.

The following executive session beginning at 12:55 p.m. will be closed to the public.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Chair, Christian Waugh, at his contact information below.

Christian W. Waugh, Chair

Waugh PLLC

201 E. Pine Street, Suite 315

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 321-800-6008

[email protected]

Michael A. Sasso, Vice Chair

Sasso & Sasso, P.A.

1031 W Morse Blvd., Ste. 120

Winter Park, FL 32789

Office: 407-644-7161

[email protected]

Jeffrey Aaron

DownsAaron, PLLC

200 S. Orange Ave, Suite 2250

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-349-3949

[email protected]

Eric Jontz

Fishback Dominick LLP

1947 Lee Road

Winter Park, FL 32789

Office: 407-262-8400

[email protected]

Matthew Klein

Signature Aviation

13485 Veterans Way, Suite 600

Orlando, FL 32827

Office: 407-206-5291

[email protected]

Michael Nardella

Nardella & Nardella, PLLC

135 W. Central Boulevard, Suite 300

Orlando, FL 32801-2435

Office: 407-966-2680

[email protected]

Tim Schulte Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe, P.A.

315 E. Robinson Street, Suite 600

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-425-7010

[email protected]

Joseph Towne

Wilson Elser Moskowitz, et al

111 N. Orange Ave, Suite 1200

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-203-7599

[email protected]

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