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Eight to interview for Miami-Dade County Court vacancy

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11th Circuit logoThe 11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will conduct interviews with eight candidates to fill a vacancy on the Miami-Dade County Court, following the resignation of Judge Jennifer Hochstadt Azar.

The interviews are scheduled for April 8 at Heise Suarez Melville, located at 2990 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300 in Coral Gables. The list of candidates and the interview schedule are as follows: 

8:30 AM Alexander Annunziato
8:40 AM Yaneth Baez
8:50 AM G. Raemy Charest-Turken
9:00 AM Break
9:10 AM Joanne Hernandez
9:20 AM Kimberly C. Hillery
9:30 AM Marlin Muller
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AM Jeffrey Pierce
10:00 AM Jose Rohaidy

Members of the public are invited to attend the interviews and submit any information they have regarding the candidates to the JNC. For those who wish to attend the interviews, the interviews are open to the public and will commence at 8:30 a.m. 

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION MEMBERS 

Jesus M. Suarez (Chair)

Continental PLLC

255 Alhambra Cir., Suite 640

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Tel: 305-677-2707

[email protected]

 

R. Jordan Richardson (Vice Chair)
Heise Suarez Melville, P.A.
2990 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

Suite 300

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Tel.:  305-800-4476
[email protected]

 

Pedro Allende

Tel: 305-482-3529

[email protected]

Scott M. Dimond

Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A.

Offices at Grand Bay Plaza

2665 South Bayshore Dr., PH 2B

Miami, FL 33133

Tel: 305-374-1920

[email protected]

 

Robert H. Fernandez

RHF Law Firm, LLC

255 Alhambra Circle

Penthouse

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Tel:  305-338-8243

Miguel Gonzalez

Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office

111 NW 1st St Ste 2810

Miami, FL 33128-1930

Tel: 305-375-3332

[email protected]

Walter James Harvey
School Board Attorney’s Office
1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 400
Miami, FL  33132
Tel.:  305-995-1304/Fax:  305-995-1412
[email protected]

 

Hayden P. O’Byrne

United States Attorney’s Office, SDFL

99 N.E. 4th Street

Miami, FL 33132

Tel: 305-961-9447/Fax: 305-530-7679

[email protected]

 

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