Salina Post
The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9:30 am Wednesday, February 4 to interview the selected nominees to fill a district judge vacancy.
The judicial vacancy will be created when District Judge Paul Hickman retires May 1.
The 28th Judicial District is composed of Ottawa and Saline counties.
Interviews are open to the public and will take place at Saline County Courthouse (300 W Ash St.) in Salina.
Interview schedule for each nominee
10:00 am
Richard Buck, Salina, lead assistant public defender, Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
10:15 am
Amy Coppola Crawford, Milford, district magistrate judge, Geary County, 8th Judicial District
10:30 am
Alexander Driskell, Salina, associate attorney, Allen & Associates, LLC
10:45 am
Michelle Martin, Solomon, attorney, community relations supervisor, Community and Development Services Department, City of Salina
11:00 am
W. Brad Sutton, Assaria, prosecutor, City of Salina
11:15 am
Debra J.G. Wright, Beloit, district magistrate judge, Mitchell County, 12th Judicial District
The Nominating Commission consists of Justice K.J. Wall as the nonvoting chair; David Stanley, Bennington; Lance Cochran, Robert German, Donald Merriman, Christine Ritter, and Russel Prophet, Salina; and Kathy Luthi, Soloman.