Thursday, July 10, 2025

Watch 7th Circuit Court Judge candidate interviews on July 11, 2025 at County Courthouse; Is public comment allowed?

I have asked that the 7th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC7) allow public comment after its interviews of judicial candidates on July 11. 2025.  Here is the news release from JNC7 Chair Travis Maydock listing the interview schedule.  (More later).

Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

Phone: (904) 864-3002

Email: tmydock@mydocklaw.com

SEVENTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT

AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – Governor Ron DeSantis has requested that the Seventh Circuit

Judicial Nominating Commission convene for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of

highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the St. Johns County Court and the Seventh Judicial

Circuit Court. The Seventh Judicial Circuit includes Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia

counties. These appointments shall fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stasia

Warren and the elevation of Judge Lauren Blocker. The Commission published a notice of

vacancy and received fifteen (15) applications. Accordingly, the Commission shall convene and

interview the applicants as follows:

Date: Friday, July 11, 2025

Location: Richard O. Watson Judicial Center, Courtroom Annex

4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32092

Zoom: Meeting # 890-4476-3423 (Passcode: 187068)

9:00 am Zomorodian, Cyrus Patrick * ^

9:15 am Bauer, Galen Douglas * ^

9:30 am Daugustinis, Randall Ann * ^

9:45 am DelBene, Christopher M. ^

10:00 am Hutcheson, Robin L. *

10:10 am (Break)

10:20 am Miller, Zachary Watson ^ *

10:35 am Pang, Joanna Piscitello ^

10:50 am Payne, Kaitlyn Mairs ^

11:05 am Phillips, Ann Muenzmay *

11:15 am Rich, Benjamin Joseph ^

11:30 am (Break)

11:40 am Salisbury II, David A. ^

11:55 am Stratis, Jeanne *

12:05 pm Teelon, Elizabeth Nicole * ^

12:20 pm Truelove, Therese Misita*

12:35 pm Ulich, Kelsey Bledsoe ^

12:50 pm (Adjourn Public Meeting)

Executive session for confidential deliberations of the

Commission pursuant to Article V, Section 11(d) of the

Florida Constitution.* denotes applicant for appointment to Circuit Court

^ denotes applicant for appointment to County Court

Applicants that interviewed before the Commission in 2025 may elect to appear by zoom or in

person for a supplemental interview; no negative inference shall be made by the Commission

should an applicant elect not to appear for a supplemental interview.

Members of the judiciary, bar, and public are encouraged to contact the Commission regarding

the qualifications of any applicant for judicial appointment. All written correspondence regarding

an applicant should be sent by email to the Chair, Travis Mydock, at tmydock@mydocklaw.com,

by no later than 12:00 pm on July 10, 2025. The Chair will disseminate all information to the

Commission. An applicant in need of guidance should direct inquires to the Chair by email.

All proceedings of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission are open to the public,

except for deliberations. The current members of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating

Commission are:

Travis Mydock, B.C.S. (Chair)

Terrence White, Esq. (Vice Chair)

Casey Arnold, Esq.

Geremy Gregory, Esq.

Kelly Parsons Kwiatek, Esq.

Andrew Morgan, Esq.

John Reid, B.C.S.

Anna Shea, Esq.

Erica Tesh White, Esq.

2 comments:

Jimmy said...

A group of conservative Republicans crammed into a smoke filled basement will choose the judge. Qualifications: must be a real right wing nut job who believes in the supernatural.

Anonymous said...

And you're applying because you think you can do a good job of pretending to be a "right wing nut job who believes in the supernatural?"