The applications for consideration and nomination for the District Judge position being vacated by Judge Frank Wilson at the end of the year.

The meeting of the District Judicial Nominating Commission will be held on October 3, 2008 at 9 am at the Otero County Courthouse in Alamogordo. The meeting is open to the public.

Candidate names and Commission members are listed in the full story.

Here are the applicants:

William H. Brogan
Sandra A. Grisham
Leslie E. Singh
Mariano A. Torrez, Jr.
Kirby A. Wills

The Commission (subject to change UNM says):

Leo Romero (Chair)
UNM School of Law
MSC11 6070
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-4700

The Honorable Edward L. Chávez (D-Chief Justice)
New Mexico Supreme Court
P.O. Box 848
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 827-4880

The Honorable Jonathan Sutin (R-Chief Judge)
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1117 Stanford NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 841-4609

The Honorable James Waylon Counts (R-Chief Judge)
12th Judicial District
1000 New York Avenue, Room 208
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 434-0573

Don Dutton, Esq. (D-Governor Bill Richardson)
1096 Mecham, Suite 209
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 258-3953

Stephanie DuBois (D-Governor Bill Richardson)
618 Willow Lane
Tularosa, NM 88352
(575) 585-8218

James Walker, Esq. (I-Speaker Ben Lujan)
PO Box 1766
Alamogordo, NM 88317
(575) 437-4691

John Herrera (D-Speaker Ben Lujan)
PO Box 1446
Alamogordo, NM 88311
(575) 437-3694

John Wheeler, Esq.(D-President Pro Tem Timothy Z. Jennings)
PO Box 1810
Alamogordo, NM 88311
(575) 437-5750

Wyatt Atkins (D-President Pro Tem Timothy Z. Jennings)
PO Box 228
Alamogordo, NM 88311
(575) 437-4620

The Honorable Robert Doughty, II (R-State Bar/Judges)
PO Box 1569
Alamogordo, NM 88311
(575) 434-9155

Lisa Durrett, Esq. (R-State Bar/Judges)
PO Box 760
Alamogordo, NM 88311
(575) 437-1840

RoxeAnne Esquibel, Esq. (R-State Bar/Judges)
1000 New York Avenue
Room 301
Alamogordo, NM 8831
(575) 443-2613

John Hakanson, Esq. (R-State Bar/Judges)
307 11th Street
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 437-2874

Angie Schneider-Cook, Esq. (R-State Bar/Judges)
159 Mescalero Trail
Suite 8
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 258-5546

I will be reviewing the candidates in the days leading up to the meeting