20 December 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for associate circuit judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit (Greene County) to fill the vacancy created by the recent appointment of the Honorable T. Todd Myers to the position of circuit judge.
Citizens are encouraged to nominate well-qualified candidates for the commission’s consideration. The Missouri Constitution requires that an associate circuit judge be a citizen of the United States, be a resident of Missouri for one year next preceding selection, be a qualified Missouri voter, be not less than 25 years of age, be licensed to practice law in Missouri, and be a resident of Greene County. Nominations should be submitted to the commission by e-mail at 31stJudComm-AssociateCircuitVacancies@courts.mo.gov.
Public nomination form: Word | PDF
Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. January 18, 2023. Interested persons may download the application materials and instructions below.
Application: Word | PDF
Authorization: Word | PDF
Instructions: Word | PDF
Guidelines for references: Word | PDF
The commission will select and notify applicants to be interviewed. The commission plans to meet February 15 and 16, 2023, to interview applicants and select a panel of three nominees for the Myers vacancy for the governor’s consideration. The interviews will be open to the public. The names of those to be interviewed and information relating to the number and characteristics of all applicants will be released publicly prior to the interviews.
After the governor makes his appointment to fill the Myers vacancy, the commission expects to reopen the application process briefly for any additional individuals who wish to be considered for any additional associate circuit judge vacancies that may be announced before January 31, 2023. The commission anticipates it will interview only new applicants; it does not plan to re-interview those who interview for the Myers vacancy. The commission then will meet to select – from both applicant pools – the three nominees for any subsequent vacancy. The commission expects to announce the specific timeline for the reopened subsequent vacancy in due course after the governor has made his selection for the Myers vacancy. This process will be repeated for any additional associate circuit judge vacancies that may be announced before January 31, 2023, with all applications received and interviews conducted for the Myers and subsequent vacancies remaining in active consideration unless any such application is withdrawn. To the extent possible, the commission plans to address vacancies in the order the vacancies will occur.
Current members of the commission are Jack A. L. Goodman, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District; attorneys Deborah K. Dodge and Kurt J. Larson; and lay members Kim Hancock and Dr. Fred G. McQueary.
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Contact: Craig Street, clerk of the court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
(417) 895-681