Board sends up JNC nominations
The Florida Bar Board of Governors nominated three lawyers for vacancies on the state’s judicial nominating commissions at its January 31 meeting in Tallahassee.
Gov. Ron DeSantis will make the final appointments for the four-year terms beginning July 1.
The Bar’s nominees include:
Supreme Court JNC
• Cynthia A. Everett, Miami
• Gregory A. Hearing, Tampa
• Murray B. Silverstein, St. Petersburg
First DCA JNC
• Gary K. Hunter, Tallahassee
•Noel G. Lawrence, Jacksonville
• Stuart S. Walker, Newberry
Second DCA JNC
• Ceci Berman, Tampa
• Sherri L. Johnson, Sarasota
• Traci Koster, Tampa
Third DCA JNC
• Raoul G. Cantero, Miami
• Reginald J. Clyne, Cutler Bay
• Gail A. Dotson, Miami
Fourth DCA JNC
• Debra A. Jenks, West Palm Beach
• Stephanie Moot, Weston
• Louis B. (Buck) Vocelle, Jr., Vero Beach
Fifth DCA JNC
• Andrea L. Fant, Melbourne
• Michael C. Sasso, Oviedo
• Ingrid Suarez-Osborn, St. Augustine
First Circuit JNC
• Sherry Chancellor, Cantonment
•Michael P. Dickey, Santa Rosa Beach
•Lisa Jo Spencer, Mary Esther
Second Circuit JNC
• Tor Jensen-Friedman, Tallahassee
• Gary V. Perko, Tallahassee
•William N. Spicola, Tallahassee
Third Circuit JNC
The deadline to apply to sit on the Third Circuit JNC was extended and the nomination for the vacant seat will be made at a future board meeting.
Fourth Circuit JNC
• Robert M. Harris, Jacksonville
•Jason S. Miller, Jacksonville
•Melody K. Toma, Jacksonville
Fifth Circuit JNC
• Janice “JJ” Dahl, Clermont
• Shanta Matthews, Ocala
• Samantha S. Rauba, Ocala
Sixth Circuit JNC (two seats)
• Erin K. Barnett, St. Petersburg
• Denis M. de Vlaming, Clearwater
•Lee L. Haas, Clearwater
• Colby S. Hearn, St. Petersburg
• Sonny (Seung Woo), Im, Tarpon Springs
•Lindsay A. Moore, Trinity
Seventh Circuit JNC
• Carrie Avallone, New Smyrna Beach
• Kayla Rae Hathaway, Ormond Beach
• Travis D. Mydock, St. Augustine
Eighth Circuit JNC
• Brent G. Siegel, Gainesville
• Jesse Smith, Gainesville
• Adam S. Towers, Gainesville
Ninth Circuit JNC
• Peter F. Carr, Jr., Orlando
• Joshua Grosshans, Winter Garden
• Jessica Travis, Winter Park
10th Circuit JNC (two seats)
• Jose I. Conception, Lakeland
• Brenda A. Freeman, Lakeland
• Christine Senne, Lake Placid
• Victor R. Smith, Winter Haven
• Richard E. Straughn, Lake Wales
• Nicholas T. Zbrzeznj, Bartow
11th Circuit JNC
• Walter J. Harvey, Miami Shores
• Javier A. Lopez, Miami
• Leslie B. Rothenberg, Miami
12th Circuit JNC
• Alvin K. Brown, Bradenton
• Roger H. Lutz, Longboat Key
• Bonnie L. Polk, Sarasota
13th Circuit JNC
• Vivian Cortes Hodz, Brandon
• Jennifer A. Ficarrotta, Tampa
• Michael S. Hooker, Tampa
14th Circuit JNC
• Alicia Carothers, Panama City
•Mark E. Graham, Panama City Beach
•William A. Lewis, Panama City
15th Circuit JNC
• Joseph J. Farina, Palm Beach Gardens
• Barry A. Postman, Palm Beach Gardens
• Sandra M. Powery Moses, North Palm Beach
16th Circuit JNC (two seats)
• Nathan E. Eden, Key West
• Richard A. Malafy, Key Colony Bedach
• Christine M. Poist, Key West
• Robert B. Shillinger, Jr., Key West
• Ashley N. Sybesma, Key West
• Val E. Winter, Key West
17th Circuit JNC
• Christina A. McKinnon, Pembroke Pines
• Thomas D. Oates, Lighthouse Point
• Schuyler A. Smith, Miramar
18th Circuit JNC
• David M. Alpizar, Satellite Beach
• Chad A. Barr, Longwood
• Robert B. Fisher, Lake Mary
19th Circuit JNC
• David Carter, Vero Beach
• Sara F. Davis, Port St. Lucie
• Bradley W. Rossway, Vero Beach
20th Circuit JNC
• Robert M. Eschenfelder, Babcock Ranch
• Sharon M. Hanlon, Naples
• Richard J. Montecalvo, Naples
