The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Thursday, August 27, 2026, to fill three (3) Circuit Court vacancies created by the retirement of Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo, Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen and Judge Gregory Keyser, at the times indicated below:

9:00 a.m.               Peter Bassaline

9:12 a.m.               Courtney Behar

9:24 a.m.               Karen Black

9:36 a.m.               Andrew Carrabis

9:48 a.m.               Break

10:00 a.m.             Michele Clancy

10:12 a.m.             Natasha Coyle

10:24 a.m.             Gabriel Ermine

10:36 a.m.             Sean Fahey

10:48 a.m.             Break

11:00 a.m.             Crystal Ganpath

11:12 a.m.             Thomas Hendler

11:24 a.m.             Lauren Johnson

11:36 a.m.             Ilana Marcus

11:48 a.m.             Jean Marie Middleton

12:00 p.m.             William Minton

12:15 p.m.             Lunch

1:15 p.m.               Angela Prudenti

1:27 p.m.               Sarah Sherman

1:39 p.m.               Stephanie Tew

1:51 p.m.               Storm Tropea

2:03 p.m.               Emily Walter

2:15 p.m.               James Williams

2:30 p.m.               JNC Deliberations

The above interviews will be conducted in person at the Library Conference Room, Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401.

Each interview will be ten minutes long, including a two-minute opening statement.

All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.

If you have any questions, please contact Gordon Dieterle at (561) 734-5552, or by email at [email protected]

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The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons have applied for the three Circuit Court Judge vacancies created by the retirement of Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo, Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen and Judge Gregory Keyser:

• Peter Bassaline
• Courtney Behar
• Karen Black
• Andrew Carrabis
• Michele Clancy
• Natasha Coyle
• Gabriel Ermine
• Sean Fahey
• Crystal Ganpath
• Thomas Hendler
• Lauren Johnson
• Ilana Marcus
• Jean Marie Middleton
• William Minton
• Sarah Sherman
• Stephanie Tew
• Storm Tropea
• Emily Walters
• James Williams

Interviews will be conducted in person on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Library Conference Room, Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401.

The interview schedule will be announced by separate release. All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.

If you have any questions, please contact Gordon Dieterle at (561) 734-5552, or by email at [email protected]

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