JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION
Open Session/Public Comment Hearing
November 17,2009
Minutes
A meeting of the Judicial Nominating Commission was held on November 17, 2009, inopen session at 5: 15 p.m., at the Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Lower LevelAuditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, pursuant to the notice of the meeting to all
Commissioners and to the public, as required by RIGL §42-46-6.
The following Commissioners, constituting a quorum, were present and participatedthroughout the meeting: Herbert J. Brennan, D.O., Chairperson, Robert M. Silva, Mirlen A.Martinez Mal, Norman L. Landroche, Jr, D. Faye Sanders, Solomon A. Solomon, C. June Towand Dennis M. Coleman.
Commissioner(s) absent: Jetlrey M. Grybowski.
Also present: Eneida Diaz, Lcgal Assistant to the Commission.
Dr. Brennan presided over the meeting and Ms. Diaz actcd as recording secrctary.
Dr. Brennan welcomed the audience, introduced the commissioners and Ms. Diaz andgave a brief explanation of the manner in which the meeting would be conducted and introducedeach of the six candidates. He then opened the floor for public comment and requested that
cveryone keep their remarks to fìve (5) minutes. The following persons were recognized andheard:
Robert G. Flanders, Jr., former Supreme Court Associate Justice, Lucia Gil Case,Associate Justice Debra E. DiSegna, Associate Justice Susan E. McGuirl, Kcvin A. McKenna,Municipal Court Judge, Frederic Reamer, John Shey, Aricle Yaffee, Louis .J. Saccoccio, Esq.,Michael A. S1. Pierre, Esq., Peter A. DiBiase, Esq., .John A. Tarantino, Esq., Teresa Giusti, Esq.and Mary Ryan.
Dr. Brennan then explained the voting process. The Commission members conducted thevoting on written ballots. After one round of voting, the following six candidates received the
following number of votes:
Laureen D' AmbraGilbert V. Indeglia
Sandra A. LanniJohn A. MacFadyenJudith C. Savage
4 votes7 votes5 votes7 votes8 votes
Samuel D. Zurier 5 votes
(Copies of the voting records are attached hereto as Exhibit A)
There being a candidate with four votes, a second round of voting was announced by Dr.Brennan citing voting process rule number 4, which reads as follows, "A second round of votingshall be r~lUired ifatter the first round, there are three, four or five applicants with five (5) or
more votes and one or more with four (4) votes... .."
A motion was made and seconded to enter into executivc scssion at 7: 17 p.m. duringwhich the voting rules werc clarified, there being no further business in executive session, amotion was made and seconded to return to open session at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Brennan explained the voting rules and the necessity for a second round of voting andthe Commission members conducted the voting on written ballots. After a second round ofvoting, the following five candidates received the required number of votes and their names willbe forwarded to Governor Carcieri, in alphabetical order, for his consideration, along with copiesof their applications, financial information, background investigative reports and letters ofrecommendation:
Gilbert V. Indeglia
Sandra A. LanniJohn A. MacFadyenJudith C. SavageSamuel D. Zurier
7 votes5 votes8 votes8 votes6 votes
(Copies of the voting records are attached hereto as Exhibit 8)
Dr. Brennan then announced the retirement of Commissioner Solomon A. Solomon andrecognized his years of service to the Commission.
There being no further business in open session, upon motion made and seconded, themeeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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