FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2003
TO: THE PRESS
FROM: SYDNEY L. VIHLEN III, CHAIRMAN
JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION, 18TH CIRCUIT
RE: 18th CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION APPLICANT AND INTERVIEW TIMES
FOR A VACANCY ON THE BREVARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT AND SEMINOLE COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
The Eighteenth Circuit
Judicial Nominating Commission will meet on Thursday, February 27, 2003
at the Brevard County, County Commission Chambers, in Viera, Florida to
conduct interviews of all applicants for the judicial seat being vacated by the
Honorable Vincent G. Torpy of the Brevard County Court. The interviews are open
to the public, but the applicants are requested to remain outside the interview
room except during their interview.
The interview times assigned for the Brevard
County Circuit Court applicants are as follows:
9:00 a.m. Diana Tual
9.20 a.m. George Turner
9:40 a.m. Denise O. Simpson
10:00 a.m. Patrick Roche
10:20 a.m. Morgan L. Reinman
10:40 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Peter Pancoast
11:20 a.m. James Nicholas
11:40 a.m. Kelly Jo McKibben
1:20 p.m. Ali Majeed
1:40 p.m. Joseph P. Lea III
2:00 p.m. Benjamin Garagozlo
2:20 p.m. Stewart B. Capps
2:40 p.m. Valerie Brown
3:00 p.m. Michelle Baker
The Eighteenth Circuit
Judicial Nominating Commission will meet on Friday, February 28, 2003
at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport, Sanford Airport Authority,
in Sanford, Florida to conduct interviews of all applicants for the Eighteenth
Circuit, Circuit Court position created by the 2002 Florida Legislature and
assigned to Seminole County. The interviews are open to the public, but the
applicants are requested to remain outside the interview room except during
their interview.
The interview times assigned for the Seminole
County Circuit Court applicants are as follows:
8:30 a.m. James R. Valerino
8:50 a.m. Richard S. Thompson
9:10 a.m. Clayton D. Simmons
9:30 a.m. Robert Rodriguez
9:50 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m. Mark H. Randall
10:30 a.m. Christopher H. Morrison
10:50 a.m. James M. Miller
11:10 a.m. Joseph P. Lea III
11:20 a.m. James Nicholas
1:00 p.m. Marilyn J. Hochman
1:20 p.m. I. Randall Gold
1:40 p.m. John D. Galluzzo
2:00 p.m. Jeffrey D. Deen
2:20 p.m. Sandra K. Ambrose
Following the conclusion of the interviews on
each date, the Commission will go into executive session for deliberation. At
least three, but no more than six names for each position will be
selected and forwarded by March 4, 2003 to the Governor for
consideration. Governor Bush then has sixty (60) days in which to make his
selection.
As a reminder, the Eighteenth Judicial Nominating
Commission has made information available to all applicants and the general
public through its website at www.18jnc.com
Copies to:
Governor
Jeb Bush - Attn: Raquel A. Rodriguez
Honorable
Bruce W. Jacobus, Chief Judge, 18th Circuit
The
Orlando Sentinel
The
Sanford Herald
Florida
Today
The
Florida Bar
Seminole
County Bar Association
Brevard
County Bar Association
18th
Circuit JNC members
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