Forty four finalists vie for 22 open Associate Judge positions

The Short List is out... and it's a long one.

First, the list:

• ADAMS, David Charles


• AHMAD, Maryam


• BHAVE, Sunil Shashikant


• BLANCHARD, Patrick Malone


• BROOKS, Lloyd James


• CENAR, Richard George


• CLEWIS, Scott Richard


• DAWKINS, Barbara Lynette


• DEMATTEO, Gabriel Joseph


• DERICO, JR., James Thomas


• EBERSOLE, Sabra Lynne


• EVANS, Jr., Carl Lauras


• FAHY, William Nicholas


• FLORES, Barbara Nubia


• FRENTZAS-BUBARIS, Athena


• GLENNON, Caroline Gale


• GOLDBERG, Mitchell Benjamin


• GONZALEZ, Dawn Marie


• HERNANDEZ, Jasmine Villaflor


• JANNUSCH, Matthew William


• JHA, Lakshmi Elkhanialy


• JIMENEZ, Martha-Victoria


• LOPEZ, Diana Elena


• MALONEY, Edward James


• MALONEY LAYTIN, Kerrie Elizabeth


• MORRISSEY, Thomas A.


• NORRIS, Scott


• NOVY, James Bryan


• OSTOJIC, Radusa


• PIEMONTE, Gina Angela


• PITTS, Dartesia Ayanna


• PLANEY, Mary Anna


• PORTER, Brian Randall


• ROE-TAYLOR, Parle M.


• SAINDON, Pamela


• SAUCEDA, Eric Michael


• SMITH CONYERS, Theresa Marie


• SMUDA, Joan Ellen


• SRIVASTAVA, Ankur


• STRATIGAKIS, Pamela J.


• SWANAGAN, Anthony Charles


• TURANO, Andreana Ann


• TZINBERG, Scott William


• WRIGHT, III, Timothy W.

We'll talk about who's on the list in future posts, but, for now, the list will have to suffice.

According to a press release issued today by the Chief Judge's Office, of the the original 246 applicants, 23 withdrew from the process, including two who withdrew after they were interviewed by the Circuit Court Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee consisted of the following Circuit Court judges: Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans; Grace G. Dickler, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division; Erica L. Reddick, Acting Presiding Judge, Criminal Division; James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division; Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section; Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division; Sanjay T. Tailor, Acting Presiding Judge, County Division; Raul Vega, Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Division; Jill C. Marisie, Presiding Judge, Third Municipal District; Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District; and E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District.