TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 10 a.m. Monday, October 26, to interview applicants to fill a district judge position that will become vacant January 11, 2027.
The 28th Judicial District is composed of Ottawa and Saline counties.
Public interviews
Interviews are open to the public and will take place at:
Saline County Courthouse
300 W Ash St.
Salina
Interview schedule
10:30 a.m.
Allie Burris, Salina, district court judge, 28th Judicial District
10:40 a.m.
Calvin Schuette, Salina, assistant district attorney, Saline County
10:50 a.m.
Roger Struble, Salina, Blackwell & Struble, LLC
Accommodation
Any person with a disability who requires accommodation to access the nominating commission meeting should notify the judicial branch ADA coordinator as early as possible:
ADA Coordinator
785-296-2256
TTY at 711
Appointment process
The nominating commission seeks nominations and then meets to interview nominees. Interviews are open to the public. The commission selects three to five people whose names are submitted to the governor to fill the position according to statutory qualification and residency requirements.
The governor has 60 days after receiving the names to decide whom to appoint.
Term of office
After serving one year in office, a new judge must stand for a retention vote in the next general election to remain in the position. If retained, the incumbent will serve a four-year term.
Nominating commission
The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice K.J. Wall as the nonvoting chair; David Stanley, Bennington; Lance Cochran, Robert German, Donald Merriman, Russel Prophet, and Christine Ritter, Salina; and Kathy Luthi and Robert Martin, Solomon.