30th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 1

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 12 p.m. Friday, November 1, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Barber County.
 
The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties.

Public access
 
The meeting will be streamed on the Kansas Judicial Branch YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/@kansasjudicialbranch4804.
 
To comment

• Call 1-845-361-8917

• Enter Conference Code 3872788

• Press #

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; Jason Kirk Roberts, Pratt; and John Long and Douglass Pfalzgraf, Wellington.