29 November 2004

ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-Second Circuit Judicial Commission (St. Louis city) announced today it is now accepting applications for the position circuit judge. The vacancy is created by the appointment of Judge Nannette A. Baker to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.

The commission actively seeks out and encourages qualified individuals, including women and minorities, to apply for judicial office. By law, circuit judges must be at least 30 years of age, licensed to practice law in Missouri, a qualified voter of Missouri and a resident of St. Louis city for at least one year.

Application forms may be picked up in the Clerk’s Office at the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Wainwright State Office Building, 111 North 7th Street, Suite 350, St. Louis, or at the Court’s offices at 121 South Meramec, Clayton. Applications are also available below:

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Applications must be received by each commissioner no later than noon December  17, 2004, to be considered by the commission. Applicants should contact each Commissioner for an interview.

The commission will meet December 23, 2004, to select three nominees for the circuit judge vacancy to be submitted to Governor Robert Holden, who will have 60 days to appoint one of them.

The members of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Commission are: Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District George W. Draper III, Laura T. Cohen, Thomas Schwartz, Christopher McGraugh, and Eva Louise Frazer, M.D.

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

Contact: Laura Roy, clerk

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

(314) 539-4300