The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces that the following persons will be interviewed on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, for two (2) Circuit Court Judge vacancies created by the elevation of Judge Caroline Shepherd to the Fourth District Court of Appeal and the resignation of Judge James Martz, at the times indicated below:

9:00 a.m.              Karen Black
9:12 a.m.               Jonathan Bridges
9:24 a.m.              Lauren Clifton
9:36 a.m.              Gabriel Ermine
9:48 a.m.              Break
10:00 a.m.            Autumn Gurrola
10:12 a.m.             Jean Marie Middleton
10:24 a.m.            Lauren Johnson
10:36 a.m.            Illana Marcus
10:48 a.m.            Break
11:00 a.m.            Jeffrey Martz
11:12 a.m.             Lawonda Hightower
11:24 a.m.            Annelies Mouring
11:36 a.m.            Angela Prudenti
11:48 a.m.            Christopher Sajdera
12:00 p.m.           Sarah Sherman
12:15 p.m.            Lunch
1:15 p.m.              Storm Tropea
1:27 p.m.             Danielle Wagner
1:39 p.m.             James Williams
1:50 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]