17 apply for a seat on the Florida Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission has released the names of 17 people who have applied to fill the at-large vacancy on the court created by the retirement of Justice Alan Lawson effective August 31.
- Jeffrey Albinson
- Edward Artau
- Steve Berlin
- Hunter Carroll
- Eric Eisnaugle II
- Stephen Everett
- Renatha Francis
- Denise Harle
- Jeffrey Kuntz
- Robert Long Jr.
- Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe
- Tarlika Nunez Navarro
- Ariana Fajardo Orshan
- Cymonie Rowe
- Meredith Sasso
- Adam Tanenbaum
- Thomas Winokur
Justice Lawson announced his upcoming retirement April 29 and comes at the conclusion of a 21-year judicial career and six years as a justice. Prior to his tenure on the Supreme Court, Lawson served 11 years on the Fifth District Court of Appeal, including a term as chief judge, and, four years as a circuit judge in the Ninth Circuit in Orange and Osceola counties.
The Supreme Court JNC will meet June 6 via Zoom to interview Kuntz. The commission will meet in-person on June 11 at the 13th Judicial Circuit Court, 800 E. Twiggs Ave, in Tampa beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT to interview the other applicants. The interviews are public and will be broadcast on the Florida Channel.
The meeting will proceed as follows:
| 8:30-8:35 a.m.
Opening Remarks |
1:15-1:45 p.m.
Robert Long |
| 8:35-9:05 a.m.
Jeff Albinson |
1:45-2:15 p.m.
Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe |
| 9:05-9:35 a.m.
Edward Artau |
2:15-2:45 p.m.
Tarlika Nunez-Navarro |
| 9:35-10:05 a.m.
Steve Berlin |
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Ariana Fajardo Orshan |
| 10:05-10:15 a.m.
Break |
3:15-3:25 p.m.
Break |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Eric Eisnaugle |
3:25-3:55 p.m.
Cymonie Rowe |
| 10:45-11:15 a.m.
Steve Everett |
3:55-4:25 p.m.
Meredith Sasso |
| 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Renatha Francis |
4:25-4:55 p.m.
Adam Tanenbaum |
| 11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
Denise Harle |
4:55-5:25 p.m.
Thomas Winokur |
| 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Lunch |
5:25-5:55 p.m.
Hunter Carroll |
