FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JNC ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF INTERVIEWS
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission announces that the following individuals will be interviewed on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the times indicated below, in connection with their applications to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Florida created by the resignation of Justice Charles Canady. The interviews will be conducted at the Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, FL 33602.
All interviews are open to the public and will be televised on the Florida Channel. The Commission may engage in deliberations both before and after the interviews. The Commission’s deliberations are not open to the public under Article V, section 11(d), of the Florida Constitution. The interview schedule may be changed as necessary to accommodate the applicants and the work of the Commission.
The anticipated interview schedule is:
8:30 am Alex Bokor
8:55 am Roger Gannam
9:20 am John Guard
9:45 am Robert Long
10:10 am Hunter Carroll
10:35 am Break
10:50 am Samuel Salario
11:15 am Joshua Mize
11:40 am Jared Smith
12:05 pm Adam Tanenbaum
12:30 pm Thomas Palermo
The redacted applications can be found on this page.
The current members of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission are:
Chairman Jesse Panuccio, Palm Beach Gardens, jpanuccio@bsfllp.com
Vice Chairman Heather Stearns, Tallahassee, [email protected]
Charbel Barakat, Tampa, [email protected]
Tim Cerio, Tallahassee, tim.cerio@citizensfla.com
Jason Gonzalez, Tallahassee, [email protected]
Fred Karlinsky, Weston, [email protected]
Harout Samra, Coral Gables, [email protected]
Jeanne T. Tate, Tampa, [email protected]
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