TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge position in Jewell County that will become vacant January 14, 2019.
The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties. The district magistrate judge may be given assignments anywhere in the district.
Justice Caleb Stegall, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 12th Judicial District, said nominees can apply or be nominated, but it must be on a nomination form and include the nominee's signature.
A nominee for district magistrate judge must be:
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a graduate of a high school, a secondary school, or the equivalent;
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a resident of Jewell County at the time of taking office and while holding office; and
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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.
Nominations must be accompanied by a nomination form available from the clerk of the district court in Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties; the clerk of the appellate courts at the Kansas Judicial Center; or the Kansas judicial branch website.
Completed forms, with supporting documentation and an authorization of release, must be received by noon Wednesday, November 7, in the office of:
Justice Caleb Stegall Chair, 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission
Kansas Supreme Court
301 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka KS 66612-1507
The nominating commission will convene to interview nominees starting at 1 p.m. Friday, November 16, in the Jewell County Courthouse, 307 N Commercial, Mankato. Interviews are open to the public. The commission will then appoint a district magistrate judge. After serving one year in office, the new magistrate 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.
The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Stegall as the nonvoting chair, Carol Good of Barnard, William Navis of Belleville, Dwight Daniels and Jerry Harrison of Beloit, Dana Brewer and Bradley Lowell of Concordia, Tanner Johnson of Courtland, Daniel Metz of Lincoln, Rick Diamond and Darrell Miller of Mankato, Bruce Meyer of Palmer, and Regine Thompson of Scandia.