January 23, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.28(d), the Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the Division 11 circuit judge vacancy on the Jackson County Circuit Court created by the March 2020 retirement of Judge George E. Wolf.
There are 12 applicants for the vacancy. Seven of the applicants are women, and five are men. There are three minority applicants. Three applicants work in the private sector; nine work in the public sector. The average age of the applicants is 41.8 years.
Also pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 12 applicants:
| Jessica Agnelly M Justin J. Kalwei | ||
| Adam L. Caine Susan E. Long | ||
| P. Benjamin Cox Elizabeth S. Lynch | ||
| Arimeta R. DuPree Alicia C. O'Connell | ||
| Ashley N. Garrett Brady X. Twenter | ||
| Michael J. Hunt Jerri J. Zhang |
The commission will meet to interview the applicants at the Missouri Court of Appeals, 1300 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri, at a date and time yet to be determined. The date will be announced in advance, and the public may attend and observe the interviews. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select the names of three applicants to send to the governor. Thereafter, Governor Michael L. Parson will have 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees as circuit judge in Division 11.
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Contact: Susan C. Sonnenberg, clerk of court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
(816) 889-3600