On Monday, March 15 at 10:00am (Eastern), the Allen Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission will begin conducting interviews of the applicants for the Allen Superior Court Family Relations Division. The interviews will take place in the Community Conference Room at the Crosswinds/Lifeline Building at 4150 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.

A vacancy on the Allen Superior Court will occur in May 2021 when Judge Charles F. Pratt retires. Under state law, the Commission is required to nominate three candidates for appointment to the Allen Superior Court when a vacancy arises. The final appointment will be made by Governor Eric Holcomb.

The interviews are open to the public, and the schedule is as follows:

March 15, 2021
8:30am - 10:00am: Executive Session
10:00am - 10:30am: Magistrate Sherry Hartzler
10:40am - 11:10am: Magistrate Lori Morgan
11:10am - 11:30am: Break
11:30am - 12:00pm: Matthew Skeens
12:10pm - 12:40pm: Magistrate Ashley Hand
12:40pm - TBD: Lunch/Executive Session/announcement of finalists

Members of the audience are asked to refrain from activities that might distract from the interview process. The following guidelines are in place:

• Only enter and exit between interviews
• Recording equipment will be set up between interviews (no mult box provided)
• Artificial lighting shall not be used
• Questioning of the applicants is reserved for the Commission
• Media/public may interview the applicants before/after Commission’s interview outside the Community Conference Room at the applicant’s discretion

The March interviews are open to the public; should adjustments be required based on social distancing measures, the public will be notified.