22nd Circuit Judicial Commission announces demographic info in Hattenbach vacancy

The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission has released the demographic information for the 25 candidates vying to fill the circuit judge vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Bryan L. Hettenbach.

Hattenbach was appointed as a circuit judge in the City of St. Louis in 2008. He obtained his JD from the University of Missouri.

Of the applicants, the commission reported eight are female and six are minority applicants. Nine presently work in the private sector and 16 are employed in the public sector. The applicants’ average age is 47.04.

The commission plans to hold public interviews for this vacancy, as well as the Peebles vacancy, on Oct. 1 at 8:45 a.m. in the Division Courtroom of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 815 Olive Street in St. Louis.

The applicants are:

• Nathan Arunski
• Adam Breeze
• Nicole Colbert-Botchway
• Lauren Collins
• Michael Colona
• Michael Dauphin
• Catherine Dierker
• Brent Dulle
• Tanja Engelhardt
• Christopher Faerber
• Brooke Hurst
• Karma Johnson
• Colter Kennedy
• Richard King
• Matthew Melton
• Bret Rich
• Patrick Richmond
• Brian Stokes
• Renee Sullivan
• Andrew Uecker
• Matthew Vianello
• Michael Walton
• Rochelle Woodiest
• John Wright
• Timothy Wright