Iola attorney Charles Apt III is one of four candidates vying for a pair of magistrate judge vacancies in Chanute April 16.
The 31st Judicial District announced in a news release that the four nominees will be interviewed starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 6, at Chanute’s Judicial Center second floor courtroom at 102 S. Lincoln Ave.
The interview schedule will be announced once its finalized.
Others up for the positions are Melissa Dugan, Chanute attorney with Dugan Law LLC, former Scott County Magistrate Judge Harry Edward Frock of Miami, Okla., and Zelda Schlotterbeck, a Yates Center attorney working for Young Williams Child Support Enforcement.
All interviews are open to the public.
The vacancies are for magistrate positions in Allen and Neosho counties.
The Allen County vacancy was created by Judge Tod Davis’ recent appointment as district judge. The other was among the new positions certified by the Kansas Supreme Court after state lawmakers approved funding to help meet the growing workload within the judicial system.
