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Governor DeSantis Appoints
Two To County Court Bench

Updated
November 16, 2023

"It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive." - Earl Warren

Governor Ron DeSantis appointed two local attorneys to the Volusia Court bench to replace seats vacated by Judge Belle Schumann and Judith Campbell.

Back in October (2023) - VolusiaExposed.Com covered the Seventh Judicial Circuit's Judicial Nominating Commission interviews of both Judge Miller and Judge LeDonne. (see below video links)

In addition - VolusiaExposed.Com posted the judicial applications of all "short list" nominees - including Judge Miller and Judge LeDonne. We invite you to review them.

We anticipate that both Miller's and LeDonne's judicial appointments will well serve the citizens of Volusia County.

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On September 27, 2023 - VolusiaExposed.Com attended, and video recorded, the vetting / interview process of Florida's 7th Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).

The 7th JNC in order to fill two judicial positions - both on the county court bench, due to the recent retirements of both Judge Belle Schumann and Judge Judith Campbell.

VolusiaExposed wishes to extend our thanks to all of the , they were all very professional and approachable.

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The JNC narrowed the list of judicial applicants to . These nominees' names will be forwarded to Governor DeSantis for his final selection and appointment. (see right of web page) --->

Based on what was heard, and what was discussed during the interview process, all of the nominees are qualified to serve as Volusia's newest county court judges. We invite our readers to review the video interviews of the nominees, as well as the nominees' redacted applications (see below videos).

Quid Pro Quo?

Last February (2023) Assistant Public Defender Allison Hughes interviewed with the JNC - but was not selected as a judicial nominee. see video -->

- that Mrs. Hughes had a conflict of interest regarding her supervisory role within the DeLand Public Defender's Office - given her husband's (Lieutenant Timothy Hughes) role of being in charge of the criminal investigative division (CID) of the DeLand police department. (Lt. Hughes has since retired)

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We (VolusiaExposed.Com) further questioned whether Mrs. Hughes' assignment to defend a fifteen (15) year-old girl charged with several counts of attempted murder of Volusia County sheriff deputies - created, at the very least - the appearance of a conflict of interest - and possibly a understanding between herself - the State Attorney's Office & the JNC?

Allison Hughes's
February 2023 Interview

Allison Hughes's
September 2023 Interview

For the "particulars" of our concerns regarding Mrs. Hughes - we invite you to read our below linked .

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DARK JUSTICE WITHIN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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Hughes was selected this time around as a judicial nominee. She will be considered by Governor DeSantis for one of the two pending judicial appointments.

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VIDEOS & APPLICATONS OF THE JNC NOMINEES INTERVIEWS FOR THE COUNTY COURT SEATS

Katherine Hurst Miller

Joseph LeDonne

Ann M. Phillips

Michele Simonsen

Jeanne Stratis

Allison Hughes

FULL DISCLOSURE: The above applications were self-redacted by the nominees. Some of these files are very large and will take additional time to download.

The staff at VolusiaExposed.Com wishes the nominees the best of luck in the selection process. We will notify our readers of Governor DeSantis' choice, when that information becomes available. If you are so inclined, email Governor DeSantis' staff with your suggestions and input regarding the nominees.