TOPEKA—Due to the impending retirements of Judge Frederick Stewart, Leavenworth, Philip C. Lacey, Atchison, the First Judicial District Nominating Commission has adjusted its schedule to interview candidates for the positions.
The First Judicial District includes Atchison and Leavenworth counties.
The commission now is scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. October 6, 2008, at the Leavenworth County Justice Center to conduct interviews and select nominees whose names will be submitted to the governor for appointment.
Those seeking to become a judge must file the nomination form and any letters of support with Justice Eric S. Rosen, Kansas Supreme Court, 301 W. 10th Street, Topeka, KS. 66612, no later than noon, September 25, 2008. Nomination forms are available in the offices of the clerk of the district court in Atchison and Leavenworth counties and online at www.kscourts.org
Kansas statutes require that a judge be a resident of the district in which selected, be at least 30 years of age, have been in the active practice of law for at least five years, and have been admitted to the practice of law within the state of Kansas.
The law requires that the commission submit at least two names, but not more than three, to the governor who may appoint any of the suggested nominees. Updated notices of the vacancies are being mailed to every attorney in the district by the chairman of the commission.
The 1st Judicial District Nominating commission includes Justice Rosen as the nonvoting chair and Robert D. Beal, Leavenworth; John R. Kurth, Atchison; J. David Farris, Atchison; E. Roger Horsky, Leavenworth; Rosemary Niles, Atchison; Mildred G. McMillon, Tonganoxie; Julie A. Clem, Atchison, and Dr. Roy A. Braum, Easton.