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TOPEKA—The names of 30 persons were submitted for consideration by the noon Friday deadline as nominees to fill a vacancy created on the Court of Appeals by the elevation of Judge Carol A. Beier to the Supreme Court.

Justice Beier was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court on September 5.

The Supreme Court Nominating Commission will review the applications and conduct interviews November 3 and 4, with the names of three on the list to be submitted to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on November 4 for appointment.

The applicants:

  • Bryce A. Abbott, Judge, Wichita, Kansas

  • Joseph Bribiesca, Judge, Wichita, Kansas

  • Michael B. Buser, Lawyer, Overland Park, Kansas

  • Douglas Paul Campbell, Lawyer, Ulysses, Kansas

  • Nancy Landis Caplinger, Lawyer, Topeka, Kansas

  • Martha J. Coffman, Lawyer, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Tracy Applegate Cole, Lawyer, Hutchinson, Kansas

  • Henry Reid Cox, Lawyer, Shawnee, Kansas

  • Rebecca W. Crotty, Judge, Garden City, Kansas

  • Sharon Louise Dickgrafe, Lawyer, Wichita, Kansas

  • Steven Logan Hornbaker, Judge, Junction City, Kansas

  • Calvin Joseph Karlin, Lawyer, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Rick Kittel, Lawyer, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Joe Allen Lang, Lawyer, Wichita, Kansas

  • Robin Goodman Maxon, Lawyer, Topeka, Kansas

  • Patrick D. McAnany, Judge, Overland Park, Kansas

  • Otis Warren Morrow, Lawyer, Arkansas City, Kansas

  • Brandon L. Myers, Lawyer, Auburn, Kansas

  • Steven J. Obermeier, Lawyer, Olathe, Kansas

  • Jonathan Michael Paretsky, Lawyer, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Debra Sue Peterson, Lawyer, Potwin, Kansas

  • Sally Davis Pokorny, Lawyer, Independence, Kansas

  • Deborah June Purce, Lawyer, Topeka, Kansas

  • Kim R. Schroeder, Judge, Hugoton, Kansas

  • David H. Snapp, Lawyer, Dodge City, Kansas

  • Jeffrey S. Southard, Lawyer, Lawrence, Kansas

  • H. David Starkey, Lawyer, Colby, Kansas

  • David L. Stutzman, Judge, Manhattan, Kansas

  • Brenda S. Watkins, Lawyer, Olathe, Kansas

  • Cheryl Lynne Whelan, Lawyer, Topeka, Kansas

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