State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced that a search committee has selected Dr. Deanne Oleske to become chief medical examiner for Florida’s First Judicial Circuit. Oleske’s contract must still be negotiated and approved by Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties. If the contract is approved, the state Medical Examiners Commission would then recommend Governor Ron DeSantis appoint Oleske. She is currently an associate medical examiner in the 23rd medical examiners district, which includes St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties here in Florida. She would replace Doctor Andrea Minyard whose term ended in October 2019 after disputes over the office’s budget.