3 January 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 Judge Charles Atwell in Division 10.

There are 21 applicants for the vacancy. Seven of the applicants are women, and 14 are men. There are three minority applicants and 18 non-minority applicants. 11 applicants work in the private sector, eight work in the public sector, and two work in both private and public sectors. The average age of the applicants is 47 years.

Also pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 21 applicants:

Dana M. Altieri

S. Margene Burnett

Patrick W. Campbell

Nimrod Thomas Chapel Jr.

John Adams Christiansen

Foster Clay Collins

Nick Anthony Cutrera

Cynthia Marie Dodge

Arimeta Renae DuPree

Kendall Robert (Ken) Garter

Jeffrey D. Hanslick

Michael Joe Hunt

Randy Wayne James

Jill Marie Katz

Jeffrey Craig Keal

Howard Lee Lotven

Jailiah Otto

Bryan Edward Round

David Aaron Suroff

Christopher Bruce Turney

Sophie Woodworth

The commission will meet to interview the applicants on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in the courtroom of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District beginning at 9 a.m., and concluding at approximately 4 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.

Terence G. Lord, Clerk of Court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District

Phone (816) 889-3600   Fax (816) 889-3668  

E-mail tlord@courts.mo.gov