8th Judicial District Nominating Commission appoints Morris County district magistrate judge

TOPEKA--Margaret Francesca "Peggy" White, Council Grove, today was appointed Morris County District Magistrate Judge to succeed Judge Thomas H. Ball, who retired in May, it was announced in Topeka today.

The appointment was made by the 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission, which conducted interviews of Judge White and R. Randall Heilman, a Council Grove attorney in private practice, who also applied for the position.

Judge White, who also has been the White City Attorney and Municipal Judge for Council Grove, is a 1992 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law. She has been in private practice in Council Grove in her firm, White Law Office. Her professional memberships have included the Morris County Bar Association, Eighth Judicial District Bench Bar Committee, Morris County Youth Court, and the Morris County Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Her appointment will be effective upon swearing-in.

The Eighth Judicial District Nominating Commission includes Justice Marla J. Luckert, non-voting chair; and members Darrel W. Bryant, Council Grove; Victor A. Davis Jr., Junction City; Edwin M. Wheeler Jr. and Kevin R. Fruechting, both of Marion; Douglas G. Thompson, Chapman; Carol L. Gaston, Milford; Kevin O. Harris, Abilene; and Darrell L. Miller, Dwight.