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Nominees picked for Jackson County judgeship
Staff Report//January 27, 2020//
The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission has selected three nominees for an associate circuit judge position in Jackson County.
Sarah A. Castle, P. Benjamin Cox and Patricia M. “Tricia” Scaglia were chosen as finalists for the vacancy created by the recent retirement of Judge Gregory B. Gillis.
Castle and Cox both are assistant prosecuting attorneys for Jackson County. Scaglia is the owner of the Scaglia Law Firm in Independence. The five-member commission said Castle and Cox each received five votes and Scaglia received four votes.
Gov. Mike Parson has 60 days to appoint one of the nominees.
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