27 October 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Seventh Circuit Judicial Commission has interviewed 14 applicants and selected a panel of three nominees for the associate circuit judge opening in Division 9 of the Clay County circuit court. The nominees are Timothy Flook, David Lee McCollum, and Thomas C. McGiffin.
Timothy Flook – is a litigation attorney in private practice with the law firm of Flook & Graham, P.C., in Liberty, Missouri.
David Lee McCollum – is a litigation attorney in private practice with the law firm of McCollum & Griggs, LLC in Kansas City, Missouri.
Thomas C. McGiffin – is a litigation attorney in private practice with the law firm of McGiffin Law Offices in Liberty, Missouri.
Each nominee received five votes.
The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Jeremiah W “Jay” Nixon, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as associate circuit judge for Division 9.
The commission is chaired by Chief Judge Alok Ahuja of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and is composed of attorneys Ben T. Schmitt, James H. Thompson, Jr., Dr. Lancer G. Gates and Jason C. Starr.
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Update: The governor on December 21, 2015, appointed Timothy Flook to fill this vacancy.
Note: Links to nominees' application materials typically are disabled after the governor makes his appointment.
Contact: Terence Lord
Clerk of Court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
1300 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 889-3600