31st Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview candidates for district magistrate judge

TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 15, at the Allen County Courthouse, 1 North Washington, Iola, to interview candidates and appoint a district magistrate judge to fill a vacancy in Allen County.

Interviews are open to the public.

The 31st judicial district includes Allen, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson counties. The vacancy was created by the July 3 retirement of District Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Saxton Jr.

Candidates for the vacancy are:

• John Philip Crawford of Kansas City, who is a sole practitioner

• Zelda Fay Schlotterbeck of Yates Center, who is Woodson County Attorney and a part-time contract attorney for YoungWilliams Child Support Enforcement

• Aimee Margaree Daniels of Chanute, a California-licensed attorney who is executive director of CASA in the 31st judicial district

• Wade Hampton Bowie II of Chesterfield, MI, who is former Allen County attorney and former assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Clair County Prosecutor's Office, Port Huron, Michigan

• Robert Wayne Lattin of Independence, who is a solo practitioner with Lattin Law Offices, Chartered

• Tod Michael Davis of Chanute, who is assistant public defender with the Southeast Kansas Public Defender Office

• Patricia Ann Miklos (aka Patti Boyd) of Moran, who is municipal court judge for Moran, Bronson, Gas, Savonburg, Humboldt and LaHarpe

• Jennifer J. Friend of Fredonia, who is a legal secretary with Chenowith Law Office

• Michael Wayne Luttrell of Iola, a court services officer with the 31st judicial district

To be eligible for a district magistrate judge position, the candidate must have graduated from a high school, secondary school, or the equivalent; be a resident of Allen 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 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Lee A. Johnson as the nonvoting chair; John K. Chenoweth of Fredonia; James M. Immel and Ryan Sparks of Iola; Richard K. Pringle and Timothy E. Brazil of Chanute; Rochelle R. Chronister of Neodesha; Nick C. Hay of Yates Center; and James G. Keath of Stark.