26 August 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission has met and selected a panel of three nominees for the circuit judge vacancy in Division 14 of the Jackson County circuit court created by the retirement of Judge John M. Torrence. The nominees are:
Lauren D. Barrett – associate circuit judge, Division 30, Jackson County circuit court, in Kansas City (five votes in support0.
Ashley N. Garrett – attorney with Sanders, Warren and Russell LLP in Overland Park, Kansas (five votes in support).
R. Travis Willingham – associate circuit judge, Division 26, Jackson County circuit court, in Kansas City (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 14 of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.
Members of the commission are Anthony Rex Gabbert, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District; attorneys Jill Kanatzar and Thomas Porto; and lay members Terry Anderson and Matt Haase.
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Update: The governor on September 13, 2024, appointed Lauren Barrett to fill this vacancy.
Note: Links to the nominees' application materials 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