8 July 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 circuit judge vacancy created by the impending retirement of Judge Joseph Walsh. There are 16 applicants, of whom seven indicate they are female and three report being minority applicants. Four presently work in the private sector and 12 are presently employed in the public sector. The applicants’ mean age is 49.06 years.
Also, pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 16 applicants:
Lorne Baker
Jason Denney
Mondonna Ghasedi
Bridget Halquist
Christopher Klaverkamp
Julia Lasater
Amanda McNelly
Jeffrey McPherson
Curtis Niewald
Krista Peyton
Ian Simmons
Thomas D. Smith
Kelly Snyder
Dean Stark
Ryan Turnage
Natalie Warner
The commission expects to interview applicants beginning at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the St. Louis County Court Building, 105 South Central, Room 381N, 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; Matthew Reh, secretary of the commission; Michelle Spirn; and Kelly Wittenbrink.
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Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(314) 539-4300