TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a district judge vacancy in Johnson County created by the January 2015 retirement of Hon. James Franklin Davis, Division 6.
A district judge must reside in the district, be at least 30 years old, have actively practiced law for at least five years, and be admitted to practice law in Kansas.
Applications must be accompanied by a nomination form available from the clerk’s office in the Johnson County District Court, the clerk of the appellate courts’ office at the Judicial Center in Topeka, or online at www.jocojnc.org or at www.kscourts.org.
Completed nomination forms and supporting letters must be received in the Office of the District Attorney, 5th Floor, Johnson County Courthouse, 100 N Kansas, Olathe, KS 66061, by noon Friday, October 24, 2014.
The nominating commission will convene to interview candidates at a time and date that will be announced. Interviews are open to the public.
Kansas law requires the commission to submit at least two names, but not more than three, to the governor, who will choose one candidate to appoint.
Notice of this vacancy was sent to every attorney in this judicial district by the chairman of the commission.
The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Lee A. Johnson as the nonvoting chair; Charles W. German, Marcia K. Rinehart, and John M. Parisi, of Leawood; Stephen M. Howe, Michelle A. Kinzer, Hon. Kevin P. Moriarty, and Ronald W. Ryckman, of Olathe; Richard T. Merker, Anna Beth Surbaugh and Lee M. Smithyman of Overland Park; Gregory M. Doring of Prairie Village; Vivien Jennings of Fairway; and J. Brett Milbourn of Kansas City, Missouri.