30th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for district magistrate judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene Thursday, December 19, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Barber County.
 
The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties.
 
Interview schedule
 
12:45 p.m.
Candace Lattin, Medicine Lodge, district magistrate judge, Barber County, and judge, city of Medicine Lodge
 
1:15 p.m.
Break
 
1:30 p.m.
Peter Olson, Wichita, attorney, Peter G. Olson Law, LLC
 
2 p.m.
Roseanna Mathis, Kingman, title assistant, Security 1st Title, and retired district magistrate judge, 30th Judicial District
 
Public access
 
Interviews will take place at:
 
The Hangar
126 N. Main St.
Kingman
 
Accommodation
 
Any person with a disability who requires accommodation to access the nominating commission meeting should notify the judicial branch ADA coordinator as early as possible:
 
ADA Coordinator
ADA@kscourts.org
785-296-2256
TTY at 711
 
District magistrate judge appointment process
 
The nominating commission seeks nominations and then meets to interview nominees. Interviews are open to the public. The commission selects who is appointed to fill the district magistrate judge vacancy.
 
A nominee for district magistrate judge must be:

• a resident of Barber County at the time of taking office and while holding office;

• a graduate of a high school, a secondary school, or the equivalent; and

• either a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or able to pass an examination given by the Supreme Court to become certified within 18 months.

 
Term of office
 
After serving one year in office, a new judge must stand for a retention vote in the next general election to remain in the position. If retained, the incumbent will serve a four-year term.
 
Nominating commission
 
The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Melissa Standridge as the nonvoting chair; Troy Dierking, Caldwell; Sidney Burkholder, Harper; Lance Dixon and Gregory Graffman, Kingman; Justin Goodno, Kiowa; Hannah Brass, Medicine Lodge; Tracey Beverlin and Jason Kirk Roberts, Pratt; J.C. Long and Douglas Pfalzgraf, Wellington.