TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Morris County. The vacancy will be created when Judge Margaret White retires January 1, 2023. The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties.
Justice Caleb Stegall, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 8th Judicial District, said individuals can apply or be nominated, but nominations must come on a nomination form and include the nominee's signature.
To be considered for district magistrate judge, a nominee must be:
- a resident of Morris County at the time of taking office and while holding office;
- a graduate of a high school, a secondary school, or the equivalent; and
- either a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or able to pass an examination to become certified within 18 months.
Nominations must be accompanied by a nomination form available from the clerk of the district court in Dickinson, Geary, Marion, or Morris counties; the clerk of the appellate courts at the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka, or online at www.kscourts.org/judges/Become-a-Judge.
The nominating commission will convene to interview nominees at 9 a.m. Friday, November 18. Interviews will be at the Morris County Courthouse and are open to the public.