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TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Johnson County created by the May 2017 retirement of Judge Michael H. Farley.

A district magistrate judge must be:

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

  • a resident of Johnson County at the time of taking the oath of office and maintain Johnson County residency while holding such office; and

  • a lawyer admitted to practice law in Kansas or pass a certification examination given by the Supreme Court within 18 months, as provided by K.S.A. 20-334(b) and K.S.A. 20-337.

The commission welcomes nominations to fill the position, but nominations must be accompanied by an application form, completed and signed by the nominee. Application forms are available from the clerk’s office in the Johnson County District Court, the clerk of the appellate courts’ office at the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka, or online at www.kscourts.org

Completed application forms, with supporting documentation and an authorization of release, must be received in the Office of the District Attorney, 5th Floor, Johnson County Courthouse, 100 N Kansas, Olathe, KS 66061, by noon Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Late submissions will be rejected.

The nominating commission will convene April 18, 2017, to review the applications and convene May 8, 2017, to conduct interviews and select the magistrate judge. Commission meetings are open to the public.

The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Lee A. Johnson as the nonvoting chair; lawyer members Stephen M. Howe (commission secretary), Judge Kevin P. Moriarty, J. Brett Milbourn, John M. Parisi, Greg L. Musil, Thomas J. Bath Jr., and Rick G. Guinn; and nonlawyer members Annabeth Surbaugh; Gregory M. Doring; Vivien Jennings; Doug D. Brownlee; James A.C. Griffith; Joe W. Beveridge; and Samuel H. Turner Sr.

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