18 July 2011

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the Appellate Judicial Commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Missouri created by the impending resignation of Judge Michael A. Wolff, who will retire effective Aug. 11 after serving 13 years on the Court:

There are 13 applicants for the vacancy. Of these, three are women and 10 are men. There are two minority applicants and 11 non-minority applicants. There are nine applicants from the metropolitan Kansas City or St. Louis areas and four from central Missouri. Seven applicants work in the public sector, and six work in the private sector. Of those who work in the private sector, one is from a large firm, while the other five are from solo or smaller-firm law practices. Of those who work in the public sector, six are trial court or appellate court judges. The applicants’ mean age is 53.

Also pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 13 applicants:

Timothy R. Cisar

George W. Draper III

Gretchen Garrison

Richard A. Gartner

Lisa White Hardwick

Joe D. Jacobson

Paul G. Lane

James R. Layton

Michael W. Manners

Karen King Mitchell

Glenn A. Norton

Mark D. Pfeiffer

Erwin O. Switzer

The commission will conduct interviews beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1 in the Division I courtroom of the Supreme Court Building, 207 West High Street, in Jefferson City. The public may attend and observe the interviews.

The commission will meet beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1 at the Supreme Court Building to select three nominees from this applicant pool for the governor’s consideration.

 

  

Contact: Beth S. Riggert

Communications Counsel

Supreme Court of Missouri

(573) 751-3676