Pursuant to Supreme Court of Missouri 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 impending retirement of Judge Nancy Watkins McLaughlin. There are 14 applicants, of whom seven indicate they are female and three report being minority applicants. Six presently work in the private sector, and eight are presently employed in the public sector. The applicants’ mean age is 51.28 years.
Also, pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 14 applicants:
Ellen Dunne
Mondonna L. Ghasedi
Bridget Halquist
Patrick J. Horgan
Julia P. Lasater
Jeffrey McPherson
Curtis Niewald
Krista Peyton
Justin Ruth
Thomas Smith
Kelly Snyder
Dean Stark
Ryan Turnage
Natalie Warner
The commission expects to conduct public interviews for both the McLaughlin circuit and McNelley associate circuit vacancies beginning at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 15 and Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the St. Louis County Court Building, 105 South Central, Room 381N in Clayton. Interviews will be open to the public, subject to available seating. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select three nominees for the governor’s consideration.
The members of the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission are: Thomas C. Clark II, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and chairperson of the commission; Matthew Reh, secretary of the commission; Michelle Spirn; Kelly Wittenbrink; and Chris Baechle.
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