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Applicant and Interview Information - New 31st Circuit Judge

Friday, September 29, 2023  

Revised to reflect updated demographic information

Applications for the new 31st Circuit position have closed and the 31st Circuit Judicial Commission has released information relating to applicants and interviews.

There are 17 applicants.  Thirteen of the applicants were interviewed when they applied for the Jones and Cordonnier vacancies.  The four additional applicants will be interviewed October 30 as indicated in today's release.  

The public is invited to attend and observe interviews. The Commission will meet immediately after interviews are completed.
 
The SMBA expresses its thanks to the members of the 31st Circuit Judicial Commission. They are: Jack A. L. Goodman, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District; attorneys Deborah K. Dodge and Kurt J. Larson; and lay members Kim Hancock and Dr. Fred G. McQueary.