13 February 2024
ST. LOUIS – Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.28(d), the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission releases the following information relating to applicants for the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Matthew Hearne as a circuit judge. There are 16 applicants, of whom six indicate they are female and three report being minority applicants. Nine presently work in the private sector, and seven are presently employed in the public sector. The applicants’ mean age is 45.375 years.
Also, pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 16 applicants:
Monique D. Abby
Eisha Ahmed-Petersen
Seth A. Albin
Chastidy R. Dillon-Amelung
Matthew Floyd
Ramona Gau
William Halaz
Bridget L. Halquist
Christopher J. Klaverkamp
Curtis J. Niewald
Justin Ruth
Ian Simmons
Thomas D. Smith
Kelly Snyder
Dean Stark
Joseph Terry
The commission expects to interview applicants beginning at 9:30 a.m. March 7, 2024, at the St. Louis County Court Building, Room 381N, 105 South Central, in Clayton. Interviews will be open to the public, subject to available seating. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select three nominees for the governor’s consideration.
The members of the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission are: Thomas C. Clark II, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and chairperson of the commission; Al Koller III; Matt Reh, secretary of the commission; Michelle Spirn; and Kelly Wittenbrink.
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Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of the court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(314) 539-4300