UNII ED STATt^S DISTRICTCOURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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U. S. DiS^ K;C7COURT
In Re: :;!<O^TRJGT
APPOINTMENT OF MERIT
SELECTION PANEL FOR THE GF:NE1M.L ORDER 25-03
SELECTIONOF UNITEDSTATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE AT
COLUMBUS
Pursuant to 29 U. S. C. § 63 l(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, Eastern Division at Columbus.
SuchPanel shall be composed ofthe following persons:
David Butler, Esq. Chair SandraLopcz
Staccy MacDonald, Esq. Michael Rake, Esq.
Janay Stevens, Esq. Brent Tabacchi, Esq.
Yaz Ashwari, Esq. Paul Lauffman, Esq.
Patricia Harris Erin Cunniff Childs, 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
ChiefJudge ofthis Court, on or before September 19, 2025, 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 reappointmcnts may not apply for a magistrate
judge positionwithin 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: 16-^^^'
SAl^AH D. MORRISON,CHIEFJUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
