Five apply for Mitchell County district magistrate judge vacancy

TOPEKA—Five persons have applied for a district magistrate judge vacancy in Mitchell County that created by the August 1retirement of Judge Bonnie Wilson.

Applicants include Debra Joy Gronewoller Wright, Raymore, MO; Kay Marie Strong Prather, Randall; Daniel T. Porterfield Runge, Hill City; Matthias W. Schroeder, Hunter; and Janet M. Thiessen, Sherwood, OR.

The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m., September 18, 2012, in the Mitchell County Courthouse, Beloit, to interview the applicants and will select the judge following the interviews. The meeting will be open to the public; however, the commission has the authority to adjourn to executive session to discuss personal traits of the applicants.

The nominating commission includes Justice Nancy L. Moritz, Departmental Justice, as the nonvoting chair, and Dana Brewer, Concordia; Jerry L. Harrison, Beloit; Daniel D. Metz, Lincoln; Darrell E. Miller, Mankato; Douglas G. Simms, Belleville; Regine L. Thompson, Scandia; Carol K. Good, Barnard; Dwight L. Daniels, Beloit; Michael E. Johnson, Courtland; J. Bradley Lowell, Concordia; Steven G. Melby, Mankato; and Bruce E. Meyer, Palmer.