25th Judicial Nominating Commission to interview candidates for district magistrate judge

TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. (MST) Tuesday, June 28, at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 219 North Main, Syracuse, to interview candidates and appoint a district magistrate judge to fill a vacancy in Hamilton County.

Interviews are open to the public.

The 25th judicial district includes Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and Wichita counties.

Applicants for the vacancy are:

• Meghan M. Houtsma, Syracuse, who currently is with Syracuse Dairy, LLC. She is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law

• Harry Edward Frock, Garden City, who currently is assistant public defender in the Western Regional Public Defender office in Garden City. He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law.

• Christopher James Velez, Garden City, who currently has a private law practice in Garden City. He is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law.

To be eligible for this district magistrate judge position, the candidate must have graduated from a high school, secondary school, or the equivalent; be a resident of Hamilton 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 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Dan Biles as the nonvoting chair; Lucille R. Douglas, Gene H. Gaede, William I. Heydman, John M. Lindner, Gerald O. Schultz, and Thomas M. Walker of Garden City; Robert H. Gale Jr. and Timothy C. Kohart of Syracuse; Ralph T. Goodnight of Lakin; Ann Wiles of Leoti; Christine Cupp of Scott City; and Brian F. Reuber of Tribune.