30th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet May 6

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Kingman County.

The vacancy will be created when District Magistrate Judge Ronald Sylvester retires April 30.

The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties.

Nominees

• Roseanna Mathis, Kingman, title assistant, Security 1st Title, and retired district magistrate judge, 30th Judicial District

• Joshua Wright, Bel Aire, assistant public defender, Reno County Public Defender Office

Public interviews

Interviews are open to the public and will take place at:

The Hangar
126 N. Main St.
Kingman

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.gov
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.
 
Eligibility requirements
 
A nominee for district magistrate judge must be:

• a resident of Kingman 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; Tracey Beverlin and Jason Kirk Roberts, Pratt; J.C. Long and Douglas Pfalzgraf, Wellington.