The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) takes pleasure in certifying the following nominees to fill the vacancy for a Circuit Court Judge position created by the resignation of Judge Edward Artau, pursuant to the Governor’s Letter to Convene dated June 17, 2020:

1. Judge August Bonavita
2. Melanie Casper
3. Judge Bradley Harper
4. Laura Laurie
5. Judith Levine
6. John Parnofiello

A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert Harvey at (561) 303-2918, or by email at [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2020
CONTACT:  Robert J. Harvey, Chair
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE:  (561) 303-2918

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Friday, July 17, 2020, to fill the vacancies for a Circuit Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Edward Artau and a County Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Paige Gillman:

9:00 a.m.               Ashley Ackerman

9:10 a.m.               Peter Bassaline

9:20 a.m.               Judge August Bonavita

9:30 a.m.               Rebecca Brock

9:40 a.m.               Marsha Bunn

9:50 a.m.               Melanie Casper

10:00 a.m.             Lloyd Comiter

10:10 a.m.             Sarah Cortvriend

10:20 a.m.             Jonathan Galler

10:30 a.m.             Break

10:40 a.m.             Jonathan Giddens

10:50 a.m.             Judge Bradley Harper

11:00 a.m.             Nicole Hunt Jackson

11:10 a.m.             Allison Oasis Kahn

11:20 a.m.             George Lagos

11:30 a.m.             Patricia Judge-Lashley

11:40 a.m.             Laura Laurie

11:50 a.m.             Judith Levine

12:00 p.m.             Adriana Lopez

12:10 p.m.             Break

1:10 p.m.               Ilana Marcus

1:20 p.m.               Jorge Maxion

1:30 p.m.               Brian McMahon

1:40 p.m.               Jean Marie Middleton

1:50 p.m.               C. Annelies Mouring

2:00 p.m.               John Parnofiello

2:10 p.m.               Michael Rachel

2:20 p.m.               Alcolya St. Juste

2:30 p.m.               James Sherman

2:40 p.m.               Break

2:50 p.m.               Ori Silver

3:00 p.m.               J.D. Small

3:10 p.m.               Sorraya Solages-Jones

3:20 p.m.               Stephanie Tew

3:30 p.m.               Schnelle Tonge

3:40 p.m.               Karen Velez

3:50 p.m.               Kevin Walsh

4:00 p.m.               Jeremy Zubkoff

4:10 p.m.               JNC Deliberations

The above interviews will be conducted in person at the Palm Beach County Bar Association (“PBCBA”), 1507 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406.

Each applicant will be allowed a three minute opening statement. All persons entering the PBCBA are required to wear face coverings and social distancing measures will be strictly enforced. The interviews will be transcribed by Phipps Reporting pro bono.

JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations. However, senior citizens and individuals with significant underlying medical conditions are strongly encouraged to stay at home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19. A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert Harvey at (561) 303-2918, or by email at [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2020
CONTACT: Kristen Wilson; [email protected]
The Florida Bar
TELEPHONE: (850) 561-5757

The Florida Bar is accepting applications for lawyer vacancies on each of the Supreme Court, Third DCA, Third Circuit, Ninth Circuit, 13th Circuit, 15th Circuit, and 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commissions.

On July 2, the Bar received notification from the Governor’s Office of one commissioner resignation and six rejected slates of Florida Bar JNC nominees. Pursuant to Section 43.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes, The Florida Bar must submit new lists of different nominees for each vacancy to the governor for appointment. The appointees will serve the remainder of a four-year term, commencing immediately upon appointment by the governor.

Applicants must be members of The Florida Bar engaged in the practice of law and a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the commission to which the member is applying. Commissioners are not eligible for state judicial office for vacancies filled by the JNC on which they sit for two years following completion of their term.

Applications must be submitted no later than 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14, in the Executive Director’s office of The Florida Bar. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Screening committees of the Board of Governors will review all JNC applications and make recommendations to the Executive Committee.

Persons interested in applying for any of these vacancies may click here to complete and download the application form from the Bar’s website, www.floridabar.org, or should call Bar headquarters at 850-561-5757, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by the Executive Director, The Florida Bar, Fax 850-561-9405, or email [email protected], by the Aug. 14 deadline.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2020
CONTACT:  Robert J. Harvey, Chair
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE:  (561) 303-2918

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting on July 7, 2020.

The JNC elected Robert Harvey of Jenks & Harvey LLP to serve as Chair and Gordon Dieterle of Peter M. Feaman, P.A. was elected to serve as Vice Chair for 2020-2021.

A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2020
CONTACT:  Robert J. Harvey, Esq.
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE:  (561) 303-2918

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee (“JNC”) announces that it has received applications from the following persons for nominations to fill the vacancies for a Circuit Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Edward Artau and a County Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Paige Gillman:

1. Ashley Ackerman
2. Peter Bassaline
3. Judge August Bonavita
4. Rebecca Brock
5. Marsha Bunn
6. Melanie Casper
7. Lloyd Comiter
8. Sarah Cortvriend
9. Jonathan Galler
10. Jonathan Giddens
11. Judge Bradley Harper
12. Nicole Hunt Jackson
13. Allison Oasis Kahn
14. George Lagos
15. Patricia Judge-Lashley
16. Laura Laurie
17. Judith Levine
18. Adriana Lopez
19. Ilana Marcus
20. Jorge Maxion
21. Brian McMahon
22. Jean Marie Middleton
23. Annelies Mouring
24. John Parnofiello
25. Michael Rachel
26. Alcolya St. Juste
27. James Sherman
28. Ori Silver
29. J.D. Small
30. Sorraya Solages-Jones
31. Stephanie Tew
32. Schnelle Tonge
33. Karen Velez
34. Kevin Walsh
35. Jeremy Zubkoff

The JNC anticipates conducting applicant interviews for both vacancies on Friday, July 17, 2020.

The JNC intends to conduct any interviews for both the Circuit Court and County Court vacancies concurrently. The JNC will publish on the Florida Bar’s website https://www.floridabar.org, the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s website www.palmbeachbar.org and Governor Ron DeSantis’ judicial webpage https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/, the time, location, and method of any interviews that the JNC chooses to conduct.  JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.  Applications are not confidential.  If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to the Governor.

A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.Members of the bench, the Bar and the public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.

If you have any questions, please call Mr. Harvey at (561) 303-2918, or email at [email protected]

Please click here to view the AO.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June, 25, 2020
CONTACT:  Robert J. Harvey, Esq.
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE:  (561) 303-2918

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee (“JNC”) announces one vacancy for a County Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Paige Gillman.  The JNC has been asked to provide Governor Ron DeSantis with nominees for the County Court vacancy by Friday, July 17, 2020.

Qualifications of Applicants:

Applicants must be able to fulfill the Constitutional qualifications before assuming the office of County Court Judge, which require the person to be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar for the preceding five years, a resident of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and a registered voter in the State of Florida.

Instructions for Submission:

1)            The current Judicial Application form must be used and can be found at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/. Applicants should ensure they are using the correct and current Revised Judicial Application form.

2)            The completed original application must be typed, bound and two-sided.  The application must include a photograph.

3)            In addition to the original application, applicants must provide the following:  (i) one original electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, in pdf format, (ii) one redacted electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, in pdf format, excluding all exempt information under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes or other applicable public records law. Each electronic application along with any exhibits, must be a single pdf file.

4)            Applications.  The deadline for submission of the completed application is 5:00 p.m., July 2, 2020.  Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  Both the original and redacted electronic applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]. The completed original typed and bound application must be delivered to Robert J. Harvey, Jenks & Harvey LLP, 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., 16^th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Please ensure the Application is complete, including all required responses (including references, case style and contact information regarding recent cases, and class standing and degree information regarding education), and all required attachments (writing sample, financial disclosure, photograph).  Incomplete applications may not be considered.

5)            Pending Circuit Court Vacancy. The JNC is currently accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Edward Artau. The JNC intends to conduct any interviews for both the Circuit Court and County Court vacancies concurrently. When submitting the Application all applicants must indicate whether they are applying for Circuit Court, County Court, or for both vacancies. The JNC is required to certify separate lists for each vacancy. 

Additional Information:

The JNC will publish on the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s website www.palmbeachbar.org and Governor Ron DeSantis’ judicial webpage https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/   the time, location, and method of any interviews that the JNC chooses to conduct.

All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.  Applications are not confidential.  If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to the Governor.

A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.Members of the bench, the Bar and the public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.

If you have any questions, please call Mr. Harvey at (561) 303-2918, or email at [email protected]

Please see the following information regarding Administrative Civil Traffic Hearing Officer And Civil Traffic Hearing Officers (Contractual Positions) listed below:

CONTRACTUAL POSITION
POSITION: Administrative Civil Traffic Hearing Officer
DEPARTMENT: Court Administration
SALARY: $65/hr.

For more information on this position, please click here.

CONTRACTUAL POSITION
POSITION: Civil Traffic Hearing Officer
DEPARTMENT: Court Administration
SALARY: $50/hr.

For more information on this position, please click here.

June, 18, 2020
CONTACT:  Robert J. Harvey, Esq.
Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
TELEPHONE:  (561) 303-2918

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee (“JNC”) announces one vacancy for a Circuit Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge Edward Artau.  The JNC has been asked to provide Governor Ron DeSantis with nominees for the Circuit Court vacancy by Friday, July 17, 2020.

Qualifications of Applicants:

Applicants must be able to fulfill the Constitutional qualifications before assuming the office of Circuit Court Judge, which require the person to be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar for the preceding five years, a resident of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and a registered voter in the State of Florida.

Instructions for Submission:

1) The current Judicial Application form must be used and can be found at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/. Applicants should ensure they are using the correct and current form.

2) The completed original application must be typed, bound and two-sided.  The application must include a photograph.

3)  In addition to the original application, applicants must provide the following:  (i) one original electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, in pdf format, (ii) one redacted electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, in pdf format, excluding all exempt information under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes or other applicable public records law. Each electronic application along with any exhibits, must be a single pdf file.

4)  Applications.  The deadline for submission of the completed application is 5:00 p.m., July 2, 2020.  Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  Both the original and redacted electronic applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]. The completed original typed and bound application must be delivered to Robert J. Harvey, Jenks & Harvey LLP, 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., 16^th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Please ensure the Application is complete, including all required responses (including references, case style and contact information regarding recent cases, and class standing and degree information regarding education), and all required attachments (writing sample, financial disclosure, photograph).  Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Additional Information:

The JNC will publish on the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s website www.palmbeachbar.org and Governor Ron DeSantis’ judicial webpage https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/   the time, location, and method of any interviews that the JNC chooses to conduct.

All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations.  Applications are not confidential.  If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to the Governor.

A list of members of the Fifteenth Circuit JNC is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/.Members of the bench, the Bar, and the public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.

If you have any questions, please call Mr. Harvey at (561) 303-2918, or email at [email protected]

• Magistrate Damary Stokes will move to DOR: Divisions FD and North and South Family Divisions
• Magistrate James Williams will move to Family Division( non DOR), Main Courthouse, last name of male litigants A-K
• Magistrate Judy Fanelli will move to Magistrate James Williams’ current DOR assignment: FC, FA and FW