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Order In Re: Appointment of Merit Selection Panel for the Selection of United States Magistrate Judge at Columbus

S.D. Ohio Standing Order — Order In Re: Appointment of Merit Selection Panel for the Se

....,,..,., •~II • t... E''- ..· ; ,l\R!] W t,lil f.F . IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FRK Or C _·: ·~,f- f , I FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF omo za11 JAN 31 AtHI: 26 INRE: APPOINTMENT oF MERIT sELEcTioN PANEL FOR Tu-lot·r¼iJ;/5:\ic8h)b SELECTION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ~ T. DfV. COL0MBI.JS COLUMBUS ORDER 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 South.em District of Ohio, Eastern Division of Ohio. Such Panel shall be composed of the following persons: Mr. James B. Hadden, Esq. Mr. Larry H. James, Esq. Ms. Alycia N. Broz, Esq. Ms. Kathryne Reeves Ms. Maria J. Armstrong, Esq. Mr. Keith W. Schneider, Esq. Ms. Cheryll A. Bennett, Esq. Mr. David P. Shouvlin, Esq. Mr. GaryM. Blumenthal, Esq. Mr. John J. Williams, Esq. Mr. Edward Good Dr. Frank W. Woodside, III., Esq. 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 the Magistrate Judges System (Magistrate Judges Committee). 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 Judges of this court within ninety (90) days of this Order, a list of five (5) of the most qualified applicants in the opinion of the Panel and include whether any of the top five (5) applicants were former merit selection panel members who have been granted a waiver. , I es District Judge DATE
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