16 to interview for Seventh Circuit and St. Johns County judicial vacancies
Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested that the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convene for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of 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 will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stasia Warren and the elevation of Judge Lauren Blocker.
The JNC will interview the following applicants 0n Friday, July 11, at the Richard O. Watson Judicial Center, Courtroom Annex 4010, Lewis Speedway, in St. Augustine:
9:00 am Cyrus Patrick Zomorodian * ^
9:15 am Galen Douglas Bauer * ^
9:30 am Randall Ann Daugustinis * ^
9:45 am Christopher M. DelBene ^
10:00 am Robin L. Hutcheson *
10:10 am (Break)
10:20 am Zachary Watson Miller ^ *
10:35 am Joanna Piscitello Pang ^
10:50 am Kaitlyn Mairs Payne ^
11:05 am Ann Muenzmay Phillips *
11:15 am Benjamin Joseph Rich ^
11:30 am (Break)
11:40 am David A. Salisbury II ^
11:55 am Jeanne Stratis *
12:05 pm Elizabeth Nicole Teelon * ^
12:20 pm Therese Misita Truelove *
12:35 pm Kelsey Bledsoe Ulich ^
12:50 pm Bethany Lyn Schonsheck
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 JNC should an applicant elect not to appear for a supplemental interview.
Zoom: Meeting # 890-4476-3423 (Passcode: 187068)
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 Chair Travis Mydock at [email protected] no later than 12 p.m. on July 10. 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
