BENTON GOES TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the position of circuit judge, Division I of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Platte County).
This position is being created by the appointment of The Honorable Megan B. Benton to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
El artículo V, sección 21 de la Constitución de Missouri requiere que un juez de circuito tenga al menos 30 años de edad, licencia para ejercer la abogacía en Missouri, ciudadano de los Estados Unidos durante al menos 10 años, votante calificado en Missouri durante los tres años anteriores selección, y residente del Sexto Circuito Judicial durante al menos un año.
Citizens are encouraged to nominate well-qualified candidates for the commission’s consideration. Nominations should be submitted to the contact person listed below.
For those interested in applying, the application and instructions are available below.
The commission must receive all completed applications for this vacancy by 4 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2026.
The commission plans to meet Monday, May 4, 2026, 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, the governor of the State of Missouri will have 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees as circuit judge in Division I of the Platte County circuit court.
Members of the commission are Anthony Rex Gabbert, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District; attorneys Phillip Reed Martens and Pamela J. Welch; and lay members Carla Killen and D. Duane Soper.
