SMBA Member John Price on Southern District Panel

The Appellate Judicial Commission met in Jefferson City this week for the purpose of interviewing and selecting panels to submit to Governor Nixon for recent vacancies on Missouri's Supreme Court and the Southern District Court of Appeals. The nominees submitted for the Supreme Court vacancy due to the retirement of Judge William Ray Price Jr., are the Honorable Michael W. Manners, Stanley J. Wallach, and Paul C. Wilson.

Manners is a circuit judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County).He was born Sept. 25, 1950. He earned his bachelor of arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1972 in history and political science from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo., and his law degree in 1976 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Manners lives in Lee's Summit.

Wallach is an attorney with the Wallach Law Firm in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 24, 1965. He earned his bachelor of arts degree, with honors, in 1987 in political science and Russian from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and his law degree in 1992 from the University of Chicago Law School. Wallach lives in Kirkwood, Mo.

Wilson is a member of Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor & Bacon PC in Columbia, Mo. He was born May 23, 1961. He earned his bachelor of arts in 1982 from Drury College in Springfield, Mo., and his law degree, cum laude, in 1992 from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Wilson lives in Jefferson City.

The nominees submitted for the Southern District vacancy due to the retirement of the Judge Robert Barney are the Honorable David A. Dolan, John E. Price, and the Honorable Mary W. Sheffield.

Dolan is the presiding judge of the 33rd Judicial Circuit (Mississippi and Scott counties). He was born June 19, 1954. He earned his bachelor of business administration in finance in 1978 from Memphis State University in Memphis, Tenn., and his law degree in 1981 from Memphis State University School of Law. Dolan lives in Sikeston.

Price is a partner and shareholder at Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown PC in Springfield, Mo. He was born Sept. 16, 1953. He earned his bachelor of arts, with highest honors, in political science in 1975 from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and his law degree, cum laude, in 1979 from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Price lives in Springfield.

Sheffield is the presiding judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit (Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Texas counties). She was born July 26, 1955. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1976 from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., and her law degree in 1980 from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Fla. Sheffield lives in Rolla.

The governor has 60 days to select one member of the panel to fill the vacancies. Should he fail to do so, the Missouri Constitution directs the commission to make the appointment.

The Appellate Judicial Commission is chaired by the Honorable Richard Teitelman, of the Missouri Supreme Court. Also on the commission are Thomas M. Burke of St. Louis, Cheryl M. Darrough of Columbia, John T. Gentry of Springfield, J.R. Hobbs of Kansas City, Donald L. Ross of St. Louis and John D. Wooddell of Springfield.