Judicial applicants scheduled for interviews on Dec. 2

Press release from the 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the following applicants, (who were not interviewed in June), for nomination on December 2, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Names – Time Slot

• Katherine L. Floyd – 9:30
• Evan M. Gardiner – 9:50
• Lua Joy Melman Lepianka – 10:10
• Break – 10:30
• Jonathan Ramsey – 10:50
• Mirelis Y. Torres-Rodriquez – 11:10

All applicants who were interviewed by the Commission in the previous Circuit Court nomination cycle, on June 4, 2025, remain in consideration for nomination for the current vacancies. Any applicant from the previous nomination cycle (Michael Becker, Lorelie Brannan, Joy Danne) who wishes to appear on December 2 and address the Commission may do so by notifying the Chair. Five minutes per applicant will be reserved.

The interviews will be held in the Jury Assembly Room, 1st Floor of the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse. The interviews are open to the public. Deliberation sessions, which generally occur before the interviews begin, during breaks, and at the conclusion of the interview session, are confidential.

JNC Commissioners

• Rebecca Shinholser
• Candice Brower
• Christopher Elsey
• Stephanie Emrick
• Norm D. Fugate, Chair
• Brian Kramer
• Robert Woody