1 June 2022

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission is now accepting applications for the office of circuit judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit (Greene County), a vacancy created by the July 31, 2022, retirement of The Honorable Calvin R. Holden, circuit judge.

 

Citizens are encouraged to nominate well-qualified candidates for the commission’s consideration.  Qualifications for circuit judges can be found in article V, section 21 of the Missouri Constitution.  Nominations should be submitted to the contact person listed below.

Application materials are attached below:

Application: in Word in PDF

Instructions: in Word in PDF

Guidelines for references: in Word in PDF

 The application and instructions are also available at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 300 Hammons Parkway, Suite 300, Springfield, Missouri. The commission must receive all completed applications for the circuit judge position vacancy by 5 p.m. June 27, 2022.

The commission will select and notify applicants to be interviewed. The commission expects to conduct public interviews July 28 and/or July 29, 2022, if necessary, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on each date, and select a panel of three nominees for the vacancy. Thereafter, Governor Mike Parson will have 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees as circuit judge.

Current members of the commission are Gary W. Lynch, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District; attorneys Deborah K. Dodge and Kurt J. Larson; and lay members D. Kim Hancock and Fred G. McQueary. On June 19, 2022, Jack A. L. Goodman will become chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and will replace Lynch on the commission.

Note: Links to application materials typically are disabled after the application deadline passes.

Contact: Craig Street, clerk of the court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District

(417)-895-6811