18 apply for Fourth DCA opening
The Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has released the names of 18 applicants who have applied to fill the vacancy created by the confirmation of Judge Ed Artau to the U.S. District Court for the Southern of Florida.
They include:
- Kimberly Berman
- April Bristow
- Howard Coates
- Shannon O’Shea Darsch
- Luis Delgado
- Natasha Deprimo
- Scott Edwards
- Fabienne Fahnestock
- Bradley Harper
- Johnathan Lott
- Elizabeth Metzger
- James Sherman
- Sorraya Solanges-Jones
- Ta’Ronce Stowes
- Melanie Surber
- Marlon J. Weiss
- Christopher Wigand
- Tania Williams
The JNC will conduct public interviews at the Fourth DCA courthouse on October 21. The JNC will publish an interview schedule in the coming days.
Members of the bench, the Bar, and the public are urged to contact the members of the commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.
The members of the Fourth DCA JNC are:
| Greg Schwinghammer
Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 500 East West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Office: 561-650-0595 |
Debra Jenks
Debra A. Jenks, P.A. 10130 Northlake Blvd Ste 214-242 West Palm Beach, FL 33412-1105 Office: 561-346-9854 |
| Paul Lopez. Tripp Scott, P.A.
110 SE 6th St Fl 15 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-5004 Office: 954-525-7500 |
Jason Hilborn
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 401 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2211 Office: 954-377-4206 |
| Casey Walker
Murphy & Walker, P.L. 2001 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL 32960-5493 Office: 772-231-1900 |
Robert Allen Robert Allen Law
249 Royal Palm Way Ste 301 Palm Beach, FL 33480-4333 Office: 305-372-3300 |
| Patricia Flanagan Shutts & Bowen LLP
525 Okeechobee Blvd Ste 1100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6351 Office: 561-835-8500 |
Daniel Epstein
St. Thomas University College of Law 16401 NW 37th Avenue Miami Gardens, FL 33054 Office: (305) 623-2363 |
| Jonathan Osborne Gunster
450 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-4206 Office: 954-468-1322 |













