11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet June 10

TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by conference call at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, to review applications and set the interview schedule to fill a district judge vacancy.

This vacancy was created when Judge Lori Bolton Fleming’s appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals was confirmed by the Kansas Senate.

The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties.

Public access

• 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
[email protected]
785-296-2256
TTY at 711

Nominees

• Sarah Elnicki, Pittsburg, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas

• Mandy Johnson, Pittsburg, Labette County Attorney's Office

• John Mazurek, Pittsburg, Mazurek Law Office

• Terra Tecchio-Baseley, Fort Scott, Tecchio Consulting LLC

Public Interviews

The nominating commission will convene at 9 a.m. Friday, June 20, to interview nominees. The interview schedule will be announced later. Interviews are open to the public and will take place at: 
 
Judicial Center 
602 N. Locust 
Pittsburg  

District judge appointment process

The nominating commission seeks nominations and then meets to conduct interviews. Interviews are open to the public. The commission selects three to five people whose names are submitted to the governor to fill the position according to statutory qualification and residency requirements.

The governor has 60 days after receiving the names to decide whom to appoint.

To be considered for district judge, a nominee must be:

• at least 30 years old;

• a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas and engaged in the practice of law for at least five years, whether as a lawyer, judge, or full-time teacher at an accredited law school; and

• a resident of the judicial district at the time of taking office and while holding office.

Nominating Commission

The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Eric S. Rosen as the nonvoting chair; Michael Gayoso Jr., Baxter Springs; John Lehman, Girard; Shane Adamson and Dennis Dodd, Parsons; Sara Beezley, Pittsburg; and Angela Rippel, Scammon.