12th Judicial District seeks nominees

The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Cloud County.

This vacancy will be created Jan. 1, when District Magistrate Judge Guy Steier resigns and Administrative Order 2024-JA-096 goes into effect. The order converts the Cloud County district magistrate judge position number 1 into a new district judge division number 2, also in Cloud County.

The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic and Washington counties. It is one of two six-county districts with only one district judge division. Th...