Applicants announced for court judicial vacancies
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission reported that the following candidates have applied for the Lee County Court vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Erik Leontiev and/or for the Circuit Court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Don Mason:
– Kimberly Davis Bocelli
– Karla Campos-Andersen
– James Chandler
– Deborah Cunningham
– Kimberly Erwin
– Ryan Kuhl
– Steven Leskovich
– Amanda Levy-Reis
– Andrew Marcus
– Richard Frank Myers
– Michael Powell
– Tracey Redd
– Tylan Ricketts
– Dennis Wallace
– Christopher Whitney
An interview date has been reserved for Aug. 29. The list of candidates who will be interviewed, schedule of interviews and location will be announced on Aug. 21.
Members of the judiciary, bar and public are encouraged to contact commission members concerning the applicants. Those who wish to submit a letter regarding any applicant must submit it in a PDF format to Chair Richard J. Montecalvo at rmontecalvo@sao20.org. He will disseminate all letters to the other members. All correspondence constitutes a public record, pursuant to Florida Statutes.
In addition to Montecalvo, the commission members are:
– Vice Chair Mike Carr
– Katherine Cook
– Paul Giordano
– Sharon M. Hanlon
– Steven E. Martin
– Aaron J. O’Brien
– Michael Randolph
– Andrea P. Smith
A complete listing for each member is available at https://www.flgov.com/judicial-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information/ or from Montecalvo at rmontecalvo@sao20.org.
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