(LAKE CO.) – The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission announced three nominees to fill a judicial vacancy.
The Commission selected the following nominees:
- Kristen D. Hill
- Kristina Kantar
- Adam J. Sedia
The three nominees will be submitted to Governor Eric Holcomb for consideration. He will name a superior court judge. Under state law, the Commission must submit to the governor a list of three candidates with written evaluations of each candidate. Upon receiving the list of nominees, Governor Holcomb has 60 days in which to make an appointment to the Lake Superior Court.
A vacancy on the Lake Superior Court occurred in February 2019 when Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider retired. In December 2018, the Commission announced applications for the position would be accepted until January 7, 2019. On March 11, the Commission publicly interviewed the candidates and then met to deliberate.
The Commission was established by the Indiana General Assembly in 1973 and is chaired by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Slaughter.
