PROCESS SET FOR NAMING REPLACEMENT
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the position of associate circuit judge, Division V of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Platte County) beginning Jan. 10, 2023. This position is created by the retirement of Judge Dennis C. Eckold, effective April 1, 2023.
Article V, Section 21 of the Missouri Constitution requires that an associate circuit judge be at least 25 years old, licensed to practice law in Missouri, a qualified voter in Missouri, and a resident of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Citizens are encouraged to nominate well-qualified candidates for the commission’s consideration.
The Sixth Circuit Commission must receive all completed applications for this vacancy by 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23.
The commission expects to meet Monday, March 13 at the Platte County Courthouse, 415 3rd Street, in Platte City to conduct public interviews of the applicants and to select a panel of three nominees for the vacancy.
Further details regarding the interviews, including the manner in which applicants and the public will participate, will be announced at a later date. Upon receipt of the nominations, Gov. Michael L. Parson will have 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees as associate circuit judge in Division V of the Platte County Circuit Court.
Members of the commission are Gary D. Witt, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District; attorneys Mark Ferguson and Jared Welch; and lay members Julie Elliott and Carla Killen.