1 March 2013
KANSAS CITY — Pursuant to rule 10.28(d), the 16th Circuit judicial commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancy on the Jackson County circuit court created by the retirement of the Honorable Christine Sill-Rogers in division 31.
There are 14 applicants for the vacancy. Six of the applicants are women, and eight are men. There is one minority applicant and 13 non-minority applicants. Seven applicants work in the private sector, six work in the public sector, and one works in both private and public sectors. The average age of the applicants is 45 years.
Also pursuant to rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 14 applicants:
- Dana Altieri
- John Christiansen
- Arimeta DuPree
- Kendall Garten
- Michael Heffernon
- Michael Hunt
- Jill Katz
- Jeffrey Keal
- Rebecca Leavitt
- Susan Long
- Howard Lotven
- Joshuah Peter
- David Suroff
- Mary Weir
The commission will meet to interview the applicants on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the courtroom of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District beginning at 10 a.m., and concluding at approximately 2:45 p.m. The public may attend and observe the interviews. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select the names of three applicants to send to the governor.
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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