The 1st District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission released the list of applicants for a judicial opening and three are from Jacksonville.
Circuit Judges Jim Daniel and Waddell Wallace and City Assistant General Counsel Craig Feiser have applied for the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Paul Hawkes. The commission received 21 applications for the position.
The commission will meet Dec. 29 to decide which applicants will be interviewed and will then notify the applicants.
Interviews will be Jan. 5-6 at the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. The interviews will be open to the public.
The commission welcomes comments on the qualifications of any of the applicants. Comments should be sent to Michael J. Glazer, Ausley & McMullen, P.O. Box 391, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, or by email to [email protected].
The members of the Judicial Nominating Commission are Glazer, chairman; Edward Fleming, vice chairman; Alan Bookman; Patricia Ann Conners; Barbara Johnston of Jacksonville; Jerome Novey; Daryl Parks; Gary Rutledge; and Steven Yablonski of Jacksonville.
1st DCA applicants
| Name | City |
| Gary L. Bergosh | Pensacola |
| Meredith Charbula | Tallahassee |
| J. Clifton Cox | Tallahassee |
| Gerald B. Curington | Tallahassee |
| James H. Daniel | Jacksonville |
| Charles W. Dodson | Tallahassee |
| Stephen C. Emmanuel | Tallahassee |
| Kelton Farris | Tallahassee |
| Craig D. Feiser | Jacksonville |
| Glenn P. Gifford | Tallahassee |
| Brant Hargrove | Tallahassee |
| Michael J. Hauversburk | Panama City |
| Claude Robert Hilliard | Milton |
| Kenneth L. Hosford | Bristol |
| Scott D. Makar | Tallahassee |
| Eric H. Miller | Tallahassee |
| Miguel Antonio Olivella Jr. | Tallahassee |
| Timothy D. Osterhaus | Tallahassee |
| Steven E. Sellers | Tallahassee |
| Clifford A. Taylor | Tallahassee |
| Waddell A. Wallace III | Jacksonville |