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Second Circuit JNC to interview 13 for a circuit vacancy

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Second Judicial Circuit logoThe Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will interview 13 applicants seeking nomination for appointment to the vacancy on the Second Circuit Court created by the retirement of Judge Robert R. Wheeler.

The JNC will interview morning candidates starting at 10 a.m. and afternoon candidates at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at the Leon County Traffic Court on Thomasville Rd. in Tallahassee.

Interviews will be held in the order listed below, lasting 15 minutes with a five-minute break between interviews. Interviews by the commission will continue until all applicants have been interviewed for the morning and afternoon sessions with a break for lunch.

AGENDA:       Morning Starting at 10 a.m.

  • Michael Ruff
  • Andrea White
  • James A. Beville
  • Francis Carbone
  • Carlos Rey
  • Jason Harrison

Afternoon Starting at 1 p.m.

  • Steven Sellers
  • Stefanie M. Newlin
  • Robert G. Churchill, Jr.
  • Jeremiah Hawkes
  • J. Jones
  • Kristen Hope Matthis
  • C. Ian Garland

The members of the Judicial Nominating Commission include the following: William N. Spicola, Chair, David Arthmann, Denise Harle, Carly A. Hermanson, Tim Moore, Brian Newman, Kristina R. Osterhaus, and Ray Treadwell.

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