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Commission outlines timeline to choose nominees for judicial nominating commission after justice court judge retirement
Summary
Commissioners described a March application window and internal selection process to nominate three local members for the Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a justice court judge vacancy following Judge Gary Johnson's upcoming retirement in June.
Kane County commissioners on March 11 described their process and timeline for selecting three county nominees who will serve on the Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a pending vacancy in the justice court bench.
Commissioner Gwen Brown said Judge Gary Johnson will retire in June and that state rules require a nominating committee whose members include nominees from the county commission, the mayors of municipalities and the State Bar. Brown said the county planned to solicit and vet applicants and that the commission's internal operations meeting on March 18 would discuss candidates; the commission intends to announce its three nominees at the March 25 public meeting and submit names to the state for the next steps.
County Attorney Rob Van Dyke noted recent statutory changes that require nominees to hold a law degree in many cases, which limits the pool of local lay candidates; if fewer than three qualified applicants apply the process expands to accept non-lawyer candidates after an extension period. Commissioners urged timely outreach to potential applicants and said the mayors had provided their nominee to the process.
No formal selection or appointment of the judge occurred at the meeting; the commission described internal dates for application responses and the subsequent public announcement schedule.
