For Immediate Release:
July 11, 2022
Contact:
Cassie Nichols
[email protected]
Court of Appeals Nominating Commission, Governor Laura Kelly announces applicants for Court of Appeals Vacancy
TOPEKA – The Court of Appeals Nominating Commission today announced the applicants for the vacancy on the Court of Appeals. The deadline to apply was 3 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2022. As of that deadline, the following Kansans had submitted their applications for consideration:
Meryl Carver-Allmond, Lawrence
Natalie Chalmers, Lenexa
Randall Hodgkinson, Topeka
Russell J. Keller, Fairway
Jarrod Kieffer, Bel Aire
Lisa Montgomery, Independence
Rachel Pickering, Topeka
David J. Rempel, Overland Park
Edward Robinson, Wichita
Jason Thompson, Topeka
Kristen Wheeler, Wichita
The Commission will interview applicants on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 to fill the vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Anthony Powell.
Interviews will be in the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street, Lawrence, KS and are open to the public.
The interview schedule will be announced at a later date. All updates may be found at https://governor.kansas.gov/newsroom/press-releases/.
Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 20-01 on Tuesday, January 28, 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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