8th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends candidate names to governor

TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the January 12, 2015, retirement of Judge David R. Platt.

The 8th judicial district includes Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties.

The three candidates are:

• Keith Lane Collett, Chapman, who is a district magistrate judge in Dickinson County.

• Ryan Wayne Rosauer, Junction City, who is in private practice with Weary Davis, L.C., and is also senior defense counsel with the 22nd Legal Operations Detachment of the U.S. Army Reserve.

• Margaret Francesca White, Council Grove, who is a district magistrate judge in Morris County.

Kansas law requires that a judge be a resident of the district, be at least 30 years old, have actively practiced law for at least five years, and be admitted to practice law in Kansas.

The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Marla Luckert as the nonvoting chair; and Kevin R. Fruechting and Edwin M. Wheeler Jr. of Marion; Darrel W. Bryant of Council Grove; Keith R. Henry of Junction City; Carolyn L. Gaston of Milford; Douglas G. Thompson of Chapman; Kevin O. Harris of Abilene; and Darrell L. Miller of Dwight.