On Monday, February 5, 2018, the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission met at the offices of Bush Ross to interview sixteen attorneys who applied for the vacancy on the Hillsborough County Court created when Judge Michael Williams was elevated to the Circuit Court late last year. After a day of interviews and deliberations, Attorney Michael Beltran and his colleagues on the Judicial Nominating Commission selected six attorneys to nominate for review by Governor Rick Scott for the County Court Vacancy. In alphabetical order, the nominees were Alissa Ellison, Troy Lovell, Richard Martin, Antina Mobley, Logan Murphy, and Matt Smith. JNC Chairman Alex Caballero thanked all of the applicants and references for their participation.