22 August 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission has met and selected a panel of three nominees for the circuit judge vacancy in Division 16 of the Jackson County Circuit Court, created by the retirement of Judge Marco A. Roldan. The nominees are:
Jessica Agnelly Krawczyk – associate circuit judge, Division 25, Jackson County; five votes in support.
Kyle S. Belew – partner in the Barnes Law Firm LLC in Kansas City; five votes in support.
Robert E.J. Gordon – partner in The Gordon Law Firm LLC in Lee’s Summit; five votes in support.
The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Michael L. Parson, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees to serve as circuit judge for Division 16 of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.
The commission is chaired by Chief Judge Gary Witt of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and is composed of attorneys Jill Kanatzar and Phyllis Norman and lay members Terry Anderson and Matt Haase.
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Update: The governor on September 22, 2023, appointed Jessica Agnelly Krawczyk to fill this vacancy.
Note: Links to nominees' applications typically are disabled after the governor makes his appointment
Contact: Kimberly K. Boeding, clerk of the court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
(816) 889-3600