Gov. Nathan Deal’s Judicial Nominating Commission released the names Tuesday of candidates who are to be interviewed for vacancies on the Georgia Court of Appeals.

The commission selected 40 candidates out of the 211 nominated before the March 16 deadline. The top choices will be invited for interviews with the commission on April 30 at the law office of Troutman Sanders, according to Pete Robinson, a partner at the firm and JNC co-chair.