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21st circuit commission releases demographic, interviewee, meeting information for Lorne Baker associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County


26 September 2024


ST. LOUIS – Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.28(d), the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Commission releases the following information relating to applicants for the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Lorne Baker as circuit judge. There are 14 applicants, of whom two indicate they are female and two report being minority applicants. Seven presently work in the private sector and seven are presently employed in the public sector. The applicants’ mean age is 48 years.


Also, pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the commission announces it will interview all 14 applicants:


Blake Fischer

Matthew Floyd

William Halaz

Bridget Halquist

Patrick Horgan

Christopher Klaverkamp

Jason Lewis

Jeffrey McPherson

Curtis Niewald

Justin Ruth

Thomas Smith

Kelly Snyder

Dean Stark

Ryan Turnage


The commission expects to interview applicants beginning at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at the St. Louis County Court Building, 105 South Central, Room 381N in Clayton. Interviews will be open to the public, subject to available seating. Immediately after the interviews, the commission will meet to select three nominees for the governor’s consideration.


The members of the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Commission are: Thomas C. Clark II, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and chairperson of the commission; Al Koller III, Matthew Reh, secretary of the commission, Michelle Spirn and Kelly Wittenbrink. 



Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of the court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

(314) 539-4300


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