14 apply for Court of Appeals vacancy

TOPEKA—Fourteen persons applied for a newly created position on the Kansas Court of Appeals by the Monday deadline set by the Supreme Court Nominating Commission.

The new 13th position on the Court was funded by the 2007 Legislature effective January 1, 2008. The Nominating Commission, which consists of a lawyer and non-lawyer from each Congressional District and a lawyer-member who is elected in statewide voting, is scheduled to meet November 12 and 13 to interview applicants.

The Commission will submit the names of three persons to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who will make an appointment from the list. The new judge will be on the first statewide general election ballot after he or she has served one year in office.

The following submitted applications by the Monday deadline set by the Nominating Commission: Rick E. Bailey, Wichita; Terry E. Beck, Topeka; Terri L. Bezek, Baldwin City; District Court Judge David E. Bruns, Topeka; Douglas M. Crotty III, Garden City; Ward E. Loyd, Garden City; Suzanne Carey McAllister, Lawrence; Administrative Law Judge Bruce E. Moore, Salina; Timothy J. Moore, Wichita; Steven J. Obermeier, Olathe; Nancy A. Ogle, Wichita; Thomas A. Sheehan, Prairie Village; Steven P. Smith, Wichita; and Melissa Taylor Standridge, Overland Park.

Members of the Nominating Commission include Richard C. Hite, Chairman, Wichita; Kerry E. McQueen, Liberal; Janet A. Juhnke, Salina; Patricia E. Riley and Dale E. Cushinberry, both of Topeka; Thomas J. Bath Jr., Overland Park; Vivien B. Jennings, Fairway; and Lee H. Woodard and David N. Farnsworth, both of Wichita.