Eleven apply for district magistrate vacancy in 2nd judicial district

TOPEKA—Eleven people applied to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Pottawatomie County in the 2nd judicial district.

The 2nd judicial district includes Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties.

The applicants are:

• Randy M. Barker of Topeka

• Sarah S. Barr of Wamego

• Steven M. Bundy of Manhattan

• Erich G. Campbell of Holton

• Michael L. Clark of Wamego

• Eric H. Coleman of Manhattan

• Tamara L. Hafenstein of Wamego

• Miranda B. Johnson of Wamego

• Vivien J. Olsen of St. Marys

• Stephanie L. Petrie of Pottawatomie County

• Hannah C. Schroller of Topeka

The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission will interview candidates December 11 at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Westmoreland.

A district magistrate judge must have graduated from a high school, secondary school, or the equivalent; be a resident of Pottawatomie County at the time of taking office and while serving; and either be a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or pass an examination given by the Supreme Court and become certified within 18 months.

The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Marla J. Luckert as the nonvoting chair; J. Richard Lake, Holton; Edward W. Pugh and John D. Watt of Wamego; Charles W. Waugh of Eskridge; David G. Allen of Circleville; Norma J. Dunnaway of Perry; D. Max Fuller of Maple Hill; and Corwin K. Seamans of Manhattan.