FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JNC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 21
The Fourth District Court of Appeal (DCA) Judicial Nominating Commission(JNC) is in the process of preparing a list of nominees to fill the vacancies on the Fourth DCA created by the appointment of Judge Ed Artau to the Southern District of Florida. As part of that process, the JNC will conduct interviews October 21, 2025, at the Fourth DCA Courthouse, 110 S Tamarin Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
The schedule of interviews is as follows:
| TIME | INTERVIEW/ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | JNC Members Check In – Closed Session |
| 8:45 a.m. | Kimberly Kanoff Berman |
| 9:00 a.m. | Hon. April J. Bristow |
| 9:15 a.m. | Hon. Howard K. Coates Jr. |
| 9:30 a.m. | Shannon O’Shea Darsch |
| 9:45 a.m. | Hon. Luis Delgado |
| 10:00 a.m. | Hon. Natasha DePrimo |
| 10:15 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 a.m. | Scott J. Edwards |
| 10:45 a.m. | Hon. Fabienne E. Fahnestock |
| 11:00 a.m. | Hon. Bradley Harper |
| 11:15 a.m. | Hon. Johnathan D. Lott |
| 11:30 a.m. | Hon. Elizabeth Metzger |
| 11:45 a.m. | Hon. James W. Sherman |
| 12—12:45 pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45 p.m. | Sorraya M. Solages-Jones |
| 1:00 p.m. | Ta’Ronce Stowes |
| 1:15 p.m. | Hon. Melanie Dale Surber |
| 1:30 p.m. | Marlon J. Weiss |
| 1:45 p.m. | Hon. Christopher Wigand |
| 2:00 p.m. | Tania Williams |
| 2:15 p.m. | JNC Deliberations – Closed Session |
Members of the bench, the bar, and the public are urged to contact the members of the JNC to provide any information regarding the applicants for this vacancy.
The members of the JNC for the Fourth District Court of Appeal are:
| Greg Schwinghammer, chair Gunster Yoakley & Stewart P.A. 777 S Flagler Drive, Ste 500 E West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-650-0595 [email protected] |
Robert Allen Robert Allen Law 249 Royal Palm Way Ste 301 Palm Beach, FL 33480-4333 305-372-3300 [email protected] |
| Daniel Epstein St. Thomas University College of Law 16401 NW 37th Ave Miami Gardens, FL 33054 305-623-2363 [email protected] |
Patricia Flanagan Shutts & Bowen LLP 525 Okeechobee Blvd Ste 1100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6351 561-835-8500 [email protected] |
| Jason Hilborn Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 401 E Las Olas Blvd, Ste 1200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2211 954-377-4206 [email protected] |
Debra Jenks Debra A. Jenks P.A. 10130 Northlake Blvd Ste 214-242 West Palm Beach, FL 33412-1105 561-346-9854 [email protected] |
| Paul Lopez Tripp Scott P.A. 110 SE 6th St, Fl 15 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-5004 954-525-7500 [email protected] |
Jonathan Osborne Gunster 450 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-4206 954-468-1322 [email protected] |
| Casey Walker Murphy & Walker P.L. 2001 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL 32960-5493 772-231-1900 [email protected] |
If you have any questions about this release, please email Chair Greg Schwinghammer or call him at 561 650-0595.
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