(MSC News)--The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Pottawatomie County.
The 2nd judicial district includes Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, and Wabaunsee counties.
Justice Marla J. Luckert, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 2nd judicial district, said nominees can apply or be recommended, but recommendations must come on a nomination form and include the nominee's signature.
A district magistrate judge must have graduated from a high school, secondary school, or the equivalent; be a resident of Pottawatomie County at the time of taking office and while serving; and be a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or pass an examination given by the Supreme Court and become certified within 18 months.
Applications must be accompanied by a nomination form available from the clerk of the district court office in Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, or Wabaunsee counties, the clerk of the appellate courts office in the Judicial Center in Topeka, or online at www.kscourts.org under What's New.
Completed nomination forms and supporting letters must be received by the J. Richard Lake, Commission Secretary; 110 West 5th Street; Holton, KS 66436; by noon Friday, November 20, 2015.
The nominating commission will convene at 10 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse, in Westmoreland, to interview candidates and appoint a district magistrate judge. Interviews are open to the public.
The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Marla J. Luckert as the nonvoting chair; J. Richard Lake, Holton; Edward W. Pugh and John D. Watt of Wamego; Charles W. Waugh of Eskridge; David G. Allen of Circleville; Norma J. Dunnaway of Perry; D. Max Fuller of Maple Hill; and Corwin K. Seamans of Manhattan.
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