2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission sends judge candidate names to governor

TOPEKA—The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the unexpected death of District Court Judge Micheal A. Ireland.

The three candidates are:

• Christopher T. Etzel, Havensville, who has a private law practice in Onaga and is City Attorney and City Prosecutor for the City of Onaga.

• Norbert C. Marek Jr., Westmoreland, who is Wabaunsee County Attorney.

• Shawna R. Miller, Holton, who has a private law practice in Holton, is Jackson County Attorney, and is municipal judge in the City of Hoyt and the City of Mayetta.

Kansas law requires that a judge reside in the district, be at least 30 years old, be admitted to practice law in Kansas, and have actively practiced law for at least five years.

The 2nd judicial district is made up of Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, and Wabaunsee counties.

The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Marla J. Luckert as the nonvoting chair; and J. Richard Lake, Holton; Edward W. Pugh, Wamego; John D. Watt, Wamego; Charles W. Waugh, Eskridge; David G. Allen, Circleville; Norma J. Dunnaway, Perry; D. Max Fuller, Maple Hill; and Corwin K. Seamans, Manhattan.