UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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APPOINTMENT OF MERIT r~ tsST. DIV COLUMBUS
SELECTION PANEL FOR THE GENERAL ORDER 21-15
SELECTION OF UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE AT DAYTON
Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 631 (b)(5), a Merit Selection Panel is hereby appointed for the
purpose of assisting this Court in filling the position of United States Magistrate Judge for the
Southern District of Ohio, Western Division at Dayton.
Such Panel shall be composed of the following persons:
Walter Reynolds, Esq., Chair Julie Liss-Katz
Susan Blasik-Miller, Esq., Vice Chair Diane Mena.she, Esq.
Mary Boosalis Brian Thomas, Esq.
Jeffrey T. Cox, Esq. Steve Tolbert, Esq.
Aaron Durden, Esq. Merle F. Wilberding, Esq.
Heather Hill, Esq.
The Panel shall review all applications for the above-mentioned position and may
conduct such interviews as the Panel deems advisable. The Panel is directed to transmit to the
Chief Judge of this Comt, on or before July 28, 2021 , a list of five (5) of the most qualified
applicants for the Court's review.
The Panel has received written notification that former merit selection panel members
serving on either panels for appointments or for reappointments may not apply for a magistrate
judge position within one year of serving on a merit selection panel without a waiver from the
Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of Magistrate Judges System (Magistrate
Judges Committee).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 14, 2021
CT JUDGE
