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Governor makes JNC appointments.

Gov. Jeb Bush has announced his appointments to Florida's 26 judicial nomination commissions.

The governor on July 12 made two direct appointments to each of the nine-member JNCs, and also appointed one member to each from a slate of nominees submitted by The Florida Bar. Because of a mid-term vacancy, Bush named four people to the 20th Circuit JNC.

Following are those named for four-year terms on the JNCs. The person nominated by the Bar is in hold type:

* Supreme Court JNC--attorney Basil L. Bain of Naples, Tina McCain Matte, of Ft. Myers, a partner in a marketing and public relations firm, and attorney Diana Santa Maria of Cooper City.

* First District Court of Appeal JNC--attorney Edward P. Fleming, of Pensacola, attorney Vikki R. Shirley of Monticello, and retired attorney Steven K. Yablonski, of Jacksonville.

* Second DCA JNC--attorney David M. Caldevilla of Tampa, investor Armando Flores of Tampa, and attorney Hardy Roberts III of Tampa.

* Third DCA JNC--attorney Ramon A. Abadin of Miami, attorney Thomas R. Spencer of Pinecrest, and Marielena Villamil of Coral Gables, president/chief operating officer of Washington Economics Group.

* Fourth DCA JNC--attorney Richard L. Handley of Ft. Lauderdale, attorney Joel L. Kirschbaum of Ft. Lauderdale, and banker Vernon Smith of Ft. Pierce.

* Fifth DCA JNC--retired banker Jerry Buchanan of Orlando, attorney Jill Schwartz of Maitland, and insurance agent Lewis C. Webb, of Rockledge.

* First Circuit JNC--attorney Drew S. Pinkerton of Shalimar, resort executive Patricia H. Tolbert of Destin, and Southern Company executive Jarl T. Young of Pensacola.

* Second Circuit JNC--attorney Elaine N. Duggar of Tallahassee, attorney Jose B. Lorenzo of Tallahassee, and government consultant Kim W. Bertron of Tallahassee.

* Third Circuit JNC--attorney Angela M. Cancio of Live Oak, attorney Cary A. "Bo" Hardee III of Madison, and attorney Robert Jordan of Lake City.

* Fourth Circuit JNC--attorney Angela Corey of Woods Lane, police detective Terrence James of Jacksonville, and attorney Joseph W. Prichard of Jacksonville.

* Fifth Circuit JNC--Jeannette M. Haag of Inverness, attorney Lisa D. Herndon of Ocala, and attorney H. Randolph "Randy" Klein of Ocala.

* Sixth Circuit YNC--attorney Tamara F. Dudley of St. Petersburg, attorney Joshua Magidson of Clearwater, and attorney Peter N. Meros of St. Petersburg.

* Seventh Circuit JNC--attorney Maureen S. Christine of St. Augustine, attorney Sean Daly of Ormond Beach, and attorney Michael H. Lambert of Ormond Beach.

* Eighth Circuit JNC--prison warden Allen W. "AC" Clark of Raiford, attorney Leonard E. Ireland of Gainesville, and attorney Rose Mary T. Oelrich of Gainesville.

* Ninth Circuit JNC--attorney Wayne L. Helsby of Winter Park, attorney Ernest "Ernie" Mullins of Kissimmee, and attorney John T. Stemberger of Orlando.

* 10th Circuit JNC--insurance executive G. Gregory King of Winter Haven, attorney Billy R. Ready of Auburndale, and attorney Janet M. Stuart of Lakeland.

* 11th Circuit--attorney Robert N. "Bob" Allen, Jr., of Key Biscayne, attorney Cynthia A. Everett of Miami, and business executive Marie S. Bell of Miami.

* 12th Circuit JNC--attorney Patricia D. Crauwels of Bradenton, John L. "Jay" Crouse of Sarasota, director, Episcopal Men's Ministries, and attorney J. Michael Hartenstine of Sarasota.

* 13th Circuit JNC--attorney Richard L. Bradford of Valrico, attorney William F. Jung of Tampa, and accountant Steven S. Oscher of Tampa.

* 14th Circuit JNC--attorney Martha "Sister" B. Milligan of Panama City, attorney Timothy M. Warner of Lynn Haven, and attorney Jeffrey P. Whitton of Lynn Haven.

* 15th Circuit JNC--attorney David E. Dreyer of Jupiter, attorney John Metzger of West Palm Beach, and attorney Spencer Sax of Boca Raton.

16th Circuit JNC--marketing executive Piper L. Smith of Key West, attorney Thomas D. Wright of Marathon, and appliance store owner Gerald Abreu, Jr., of Key West.

* 17th Circuit JNC--attorney Ileana Almeida of Ft. Lauderdale, attorney Walter L. Morgan of Ft. Lauderdale, and attorney Georgina "Gina" R. Pozzuoli of Weston.

* 18th Circuit JNC--attorney Harold T. Bistline of Indian Harbour Beach, attorney Brooke Deratany Goldfarb of Indialantic, and David W. Jackson of Cocoa, program manager, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners.

* 19th Circuit JNC--company owner Thomas W. Lockwood of Vero Beach, attorney Ren6e Marquis-Abrams of Port St. Lucie, and attorney Casey Walker of Vero Beach.

* 20th Circuit JNC--attorney Victor M. Arias of Ft. Myers, attorney James T. Humphrey, Jr., of Ft. Myers, attorney Mary A. McGillicuddy of Ft. Myers, and attorney Eugene H. Smith, of Ft. Myers.
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