Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.28(d), the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission releases the following information relating to applicants for the circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Reneé Hardin-Tammons to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. There are 21 applicants, of whom nine indicate they are female and three report being minority applicants. Six presently work in the private sector and 15 are presently employed in the public sector. The applicants’ mean age is 49.5.
Jason A. Denney
Chastidy R. Dillon-Amelung
Ellen W. Dunne
Mondonna L. Ghasedi
Peter W. Gullborg
Bridget L. Halquist
Matthew H. Hearne
Daniel J. Kertz
John R. Lasater
Amanda B. McNelley
Jeffrey P. Medler
Curtis J. Niewald
Krista S. Peyton
Ian C. Simmons
Thomas D. Smith
Dean A. Stark
Joseph A. Terry
Natalie P. Warner
Nicole S. Zellweger
The commission expects to interview applicants beginning at 10 a.m. December 19 and 20, 2022, at the St. Louis County Court Building, Room 381N, 105 South Central, in Clayton. Interviews will be open to the public, subject to available seating. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select the names of three nominees to send for the governor’s consideration.