13 March 2013
KANSAS CITY – The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission has considered 14 applicants and selected a panel of three nominees for the associate circuit judge vacancy in division 31 of the Jackson County circuit court, created by the retirement of Judge Christine Sill-Rogers. The nominees are Dana M. Altieri, Arimeta R. DuPree, and Mary F. Weir.
- Dana M. Altieri is an attorney with the Law Firm of Dana M. Altieri and a municipal court judge of Lee’s Summit.
- Arimeta R. DuPree is an attorney with the Missouri state public defender system, trial division.
- Mary F. Weir is an attorney with the Law Firm of Mary F. Weir.
Each nominee received four votes.
The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Jay Nixon, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as associate circuit judge for division 31.
The commission is chaired by Chief Judge James Edward Welsh of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and is composed of attorneys Scott Bethune and Teresa Woody, and lay members Byron Thompson and Eric Williams. Byron Thompson was absent due to illness and did not participate in the selection.
The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Jay Nixon, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as associate circuit judge for division 31.
The commission is chaired by Chief Judge James Edward Welsh of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and is composed of attorneys Scott Bethune and Teresa Woody, and lay members Byron Thompson and Eric Williams. Byron Thompson was absent due to illness and did not participate in the selection.
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Update: The governor appointed Mary Weir to fill this vacancy.
Note: Links to nominees' applications typically are disabled after the governor makes his appointment.
Contact person: Terence G. Lord, Clerk of the Court
Missouri Court of Appeals - Western District
1300 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Terence.Lord@courts.mo.gov
(816) 889-3600