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List of Potential Civil Grand Jurors

Fiscal Year 2026 – 2027 Term

The following list is prepared by the Court for the purpose of selecting the Civil Grand Jury for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year term. The following candidates were identified to be most qualified by the Supervising Civil Grand Jury Judge, Hon. Katherine Hansen, following interviews conducted the week of May 18, 2026. The following individuals will be considered for selection to the grand jury at a hearing on June 29, 2026. The Court will seat jurors and alternate jurors from this list through a random draw process.


Applicant Name

  1.    Diana Varcados
  2.    Mariam Azimi
  3.    Thomas Bakewell
  4.    Nicholas Blas
  5.    Alecia Byers
  6.    Amy Connolly
  7.    Debra Dolsberry
  8.    Thomas Graves
  9.    Frederick Harron
  10.    Joan Healy
  11.    Diana Jones
  12.     Melanie Jones
  13.    Sylvia Mendez
  14.    Elizabeth Mitchell
  15.    Kerry Mohnike
  16.    Ian Kolby Nieves-Montiel
  17.    George Palmer
  18.    Michael Reid
  19.    Judith Sklar
  20.    Quynh-Van Tran Stanoff
  21.    Drew Andrade
  22.    Mary Zinkievich
  23.    Don Smith **

** Holdover jurors from the previous term.


Judge Hansen was assisted in the interview process by members of the current Civil Grand Jury. Interviews were held via Zoom over a five-day period. Candidates were scored and ranked according to their qualifications and ability to demonstrate potential for making sound judgement and possessing fair character.
 

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