22nd circuit commission announces nominees for two vacancies
The Twenty-Second Circuit Judicial Commission announced the panel of nominees to be submitted to Gov. Michael Kehoe to fill the circuit judge vacancy created by the retirements of Judge Bryan L. Hettenbach and Judge Barbara Peebles.
For the circuit judge vacancy, the nominees are:
Nicole Colbert-Botchway – Colbert-Botchway earned her bachelor of arts from Saint Louis University in 1993 and obtained her law degree from Saint Louis University in 1996. She is an associate circuit judge in the City of St. Louis.
Karma Johnson – Johnson earned her bachelor of science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2000 and obtained her law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012. She is a municipal judge and attorney.
Patrick Richmond – Richmond earned his bachelor of science from Saint Louis University in 1995 and obtained his law degree from Saint Louis University in 1999. He is an associate circuit judge in the City of St. Louis.
For the associate circuit judge vacancy, the nominees are:
Tanja Engelhardt – Engelhardt earned her bachelor of arts from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1997 and obtained her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2000. She is an assistant circuit attorney.
Brooke Hurst – Hurst earned her bachelor of arts and sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2009 and obtained her law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2012. She is an assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County.
Michael Walton – Walton earned his bachelor of arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991 and obtained his law degree from Saint Louis University in 1996. He is a family court commissioner.