Court operations in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit will be open and fully operational on Friday, September 30th. 

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Court operations in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit are closed on Thursday, September 29th. They anticipate reopening on Friday, September 30th. Please monitor the Court’s website or call the emergency hotline at (561) 355-6744 for updates.

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All courthouses are closed September 28, 2022. This closure also includes remote hearings. Palm Beach County is under a tropical storm warning.

Please monitor the local news and use the Court’s hotline for Circuit information. Emergency Update Hotline (561) 355-6744.

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Monday, October 3, 2022, to fill one or more of the vacancies created by the elevations of Judge Renatha Francis and Judge Melanie Surber, at the times indicated below:

9:00 a.m.               JNC Annual Meeting

9:24 a.m.               Jean Marie Middleton

9:36 a.m.               Gabriel Ermine

9:48 a.m.               Lourdes Casanova

10:00 a.m.             Santo DiGangi

10:12 a.m.             Alex Braunstein

10:24a.m.             Andrew Carrabis

10:36 a.m.             Break

10:48 a.m.             Judge John Parnofiello

11:00 a.m.             Steven Phillips

11:12 a.m.             Robert Rubin

11:24 a.m.             Gregory Schiller

11:36 a.m.             Danielle Sherriff 

11:48 a.m.             Stephanie Tew

12:00 p.m.             Lunch

1:00 p.m.               Schnelle Tonge

1:12 p.m.                Andriene Treasure

1:24 p.m.               Karen Velez

1:36 p.m.               Kevin Walsh

1:48 p.m.               Lawonda Warren

2:00 p.m.               JNC Deliberations

The JNC will hold its annual meeting prior to the interviews. 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 Robert Harvey at (917) 865-7961, or by email at [email protected]

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that it has received applications from the following persons for nominations to fill one or more of the vacancies created by the elevations of Judge Renatha Francis and Judge Melanie Surber: 

1. Alex Braunstein
2. Andrew Carrabis
3. Lourdes Casanova
4. Santo DiGangi
5. Gabriel Ermine
6. Jean Marie Middleton
7. Judge John Parnofiello
8. Steven Phillips
9. Robert Rubin
10. Gregory Schiller
11. Danielle Sherriff
12. Stephanie Tew
13. Schnelle Tonge
14. Andriene Treasure
15. Karen Velez
16. Kevin Walsh
17. Lawonda Warren

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, date and location of any interviews that the JNC chooses to conduct. 

The JNC anticipates conducting interviews on Monday, October 3, 2022.   

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.

If you have any questions, please call Mr. Harvey at (917) 865-7961, or email at [email protected]

The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and Palm Beach County Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) have partnered to ensure that nursing mothers, who are in a Palm Beach County Courthouse for work, litigation, or other business, have access to a private lactation room. The Circuit has three comfortable, secure, and clean lactation rooms equipped by FAWL. The rooms, complete with seating, nursing supplies, and a small refrigerator are located in the Main Courthouse, South County Courthouse, and the West County Courthouse. Women who wish to utilize the space are directed to the following locations:

Main Courthouse, 5th floor, request assistance from the receptionist for access to the room on the 4th floor

South County Courthouse, 2nd floor, request assistance from the Law Librarian

West County Courthouse, 1st floor, request assistance from Mediation

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