TOPEKA—Twenty-five attorneys, including three district judges and one municipal judge, have applied for appointment as a judge of the Court of Appeals to succeed Hon. M. Kay Royse, who died of cancer September 1, 1999.
A Supreme Court Nominating Commission consisting of five lawyers and four non-lawyers will narrow the list to three following interviews, which are scheduled Oct. 25-26. The governor will have 60 days from the date the names of the nominees are submitted to him to make an appointment.
Judges applying for the position include Karen Arnold-Burger, 42, chief judge of the Overland Park municipal court; Chief Judge Stephen Hill, 49, 6th Judicial District, headquartered at Paola; and District Judges John M. Keeley, 42, Great Bend; and Janice Russell, 49, Olathe.
Attorneys include G. Gordon Atcheson, 45, Overland Park; Carol Ann Beier, 41, Wichita; Marck R. Cobb, 51, Moline, IL.; Mary D. Feighny, 46, Topeka; Randall E. Fisher, 50, Newton; J. Lyn Entrikin Goering, 45; Topeka; Walker A. Hendrix, 50, Lawrence; David R. Hills, 59, Lake Quivira; Lee A. Johnson, Caldwell; Freddie L. Marrs, 57, Wichita; Stephanie A. Mathews, 44, Lawrence; Anne B. Miller, 43, Manhattan; Julene L. Miller, 39, Lawrence; Ronald W. Nelson, 43, Prairie Village; Dana P. Niceswanger, 40, Lenexa; Richard E. Oxandale, 63, Lawrence; David G. Shriver, 53, McPherson; Jeffrey S. Southard, 46, Lawrence; David H. Starkey, 52, Colby; Mark A. Stites, 40, Overland Park; and David P, Troup, 51, Manhattan.
Members of the Supreme Court Nominating Commission include attorneys Lynn R. Johnson, Overland Park, chairman; and Lowell F. Hahn, Phillipsburg; Thomas E. Wright, Topeka; Nancy Anstaett, Overland Park; and M. Kathryn Webb, Wichita. Non-lawyer members include Debbie L. Nordling, Hugoton; Jack Brier, Topeka; Suzanne S. Bond, Overland Park; and Dennis L. Greenhaw, Independence.