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15 apply for a seat on the Orange County bench

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Ninth Judicial Circuit logoThe Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has received 15 applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy as Orange County Court judge created by the resignation of Judge Evellen Jewett.

The applicants include:

  • Ayana Barrow
  • Mike Brown
  • Daniel Cull
  • James D’Cruz
  • Temika Hampton
  • Christopher Mack
  • Sonia McDowell
  • Michael Mendoza
  • Steven Miller
  • Ralph Seegobin
  • Marcus Steverson
  • Jayce Thompson
  • Brian Toti
  • Morgan Weinberger
  • Chloe Zubkin

Of those applicants, 12 were interviewed on February 18 for the prior county court judge opening. Three three applicants did not participate in the interview process for the prior open judicial seat and they will be interviewed at the following times on March 28:

Name                                                Interview Time

  • Temika Hampton                 4:00 p.m.
  • Christopher Mack                4:15 p.m.
  • Jayce Thompson                  4:30 p.m.
  • Executive Session                4:45 p.m.

The interviews are open to the public and will be conducted commencing at 4 p.m., ET, at DownsAaron,  200 S. Orange Ave, Suite 2250, Orlando 32801.

The executive session beginning at 4:45 p.m. will be closed to the public.

Member of the Ninth Circuit JNC include:

Christian W. Waugh, Chair

Waugh PLLC

201 E. Pine Street, Suite 315

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 321-800-6008

Email: [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: [email protected]

 

Jeffrey Aaron

DownsAaron PLLC

200 S. Orange Ave, Suite 2250

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-349-3949

Email: [email protected]

 

Eric Jontz

Fishback Dominick LLP

1947 Lee Road

Winter Park, FL 32789

Office: 407-262-8400

Email: [email protected]

 

Matthew Klein

Signature Aviation

13485 Veterans Way, Suite 600

Orlando, FL 32827

Office: 407-206-5291

Email: [email protected]

 

Michael Nardella

Nardella & Nardella, PLLC

135 W. Central Boulevard, Suite 300

Orlando, FL 32801-2435

Office: 407-966-2680

Email: [email protected]

 

Tim Schulte

Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe, P.A.

315 E. Robinson Street, Suite 600

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-425-7010

Email: [email protected]

 

Joseph Towne

Wilson Elser Moskowitz, et al

111 N. Orange Ave, Suite 1200

Orlando, FL 32801

Office: 407-203-7599

Email: [email protected]

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