The 14th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet on Aug. 12 at the Routt County Combined Court to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the 14th Judicial District (Grand, Moffat and Routt counties).

The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Michael A. O’Hara III. The vacancy will occur on Jan. 14, 2025.

To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of the 14th Judicial District at the time of investiture and must have been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for five years. The current annual salary for this position is $193,008. The initial term of office of a district judge is a provisional term of two years; thereafter, the incumbent district judge, if retained by the voters, has a term of six years.

Application forms are available from the office of the ex officio chair of the nominating commission, Justice William W. Hood III, (2 E. 14th Ave. in Denver); and the office of the court executive, Peggy Gentles (1955 Shield Drive Unit 200 in Steamboat Springs). Applications also are available at http://www.courts.state.co.us .

The completed application must be emailed to the address listed in the instructions no later than 4 p.m. on July 16. Late applications will not be considered. Any person wishing to suggest a candidate to fill the vacancy may do so by letter to be submitted to any member of the nominating commission, with a copy to the ex officio chair, no later than July 9.