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*For Immediate Release:    *     
January 24, 2025
          
*Contact:    *     
Grace Hoge
[email protected]

Court of Appeals Nominating Commission

to Interview Applicants  
Jan. 28 and Jan. 29

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TOPEKA* – Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday that the Court of Appeals Nominating Commission will convene Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, to interview 19 applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals created by the retirement of Judge Henry Green, Jr.  

Interviews will be held in a meeting room at the Washburn University School of Law. The Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. Interviews will continue at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

*Interview Schedule:* 

*Tuesday, Jan. 28*  

 8:30 a.m. 



"Meeting convenes" 



 8:45 a.m. 



Chief Judge Warner addresses commission 



 9:15 a.m. 



Ali Marchant 



 9:45 a.m. 



Dave Rempel 



10:15 a.m. 



Catherine Zigtema 



10:45 a.m. 



"Break/Exec. Session" 



11:15 a.m. 



Christopher Sook 



11:45 a.m. 



Courtney Boehm 



12:15 p.m. 



"Lunch break for Commission [Exec. Session]" 



1:30 p.m. 



Jason Thompson 



2:00 p.m. 



Erin Thompson 



2:30 p.m.



Kate Butler 



3:00 p.m. 



"Break/Exec. Session" 



3:30 p.m. 



Lori Bolton-Fleming 



4:00 p.m. 



Kristen Wheeler 



4:30 p.m.



"Deliberations/Exec. Session" 



5:00 p.m. 



"Adjourn" 



 
*Wednesday, Jan. 29* 

 8:45 a.m. 



"Meeting Convenes" 



 9:00 a.m. 



Paul Klepper 



 9:30 a.m. 



Meryl Carver-Allmond 



10:00 a.m. 



Paula Johnson 



10:30 a.m. 



"Break/Exec. Session" 



11:00 a.m.



Randall Hodgkinson 



11:30 a.m. 



Paula Langworthy 



12:00 p.m. 



"Lunch break for Commission [Exec. Session]" 



1:30 p.m. 



Russell Keller 



2:00 p.m. 



Regine Thompson 



2:30 p.m. 



"Break/Exec. Session" 



3:00 p.m. 



Tonda Jones-Hill 



3:30 p.m. 



Sherri Schuck  



4:00 p.m. 



"Break/Exec. Session" 



4:30 p.m. 



"Reconvene for deliberations/voting" 



5:30 p.m. 



"Adjourn" 



 
Below are the members of the Court of Appeals Nominating Commission: 

*Linda Parks*, Chair 

*Meagan Zampieri-Lillpopp,* 1st congressional district public member 

*Todd Powell,* 1st congressional district attorney member 

*Danielle Dempsey-Swopes,* 2nd congressional district public member 

*Eunice Peters*, 2nd congressional district attorney member 

*Jonathan Eshnaur,* 3rd congressional district public member 

*Matt Birch, *3rd congressional district attorney member 

*Kathy Webb,* 4th congressional district attorney member 

*Monique Garcia*, 4th congressional district public member 

The nominating commission will conduct its work in accordance with the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Executive Order 18-08.  

Governor Kelly signed Executive Order 20-47 on Monday, June 15, 2020, establishing the Court of Appeals Nominating Commission. Under Kansas law, the governor appoints judges to the Court of Appeals subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate. The Commission will review each applicant’s background and qualifications, conduct interviews, and then submit three nominees for the governor to consider. 

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