The appointment of Commissioner David Kimminau as Family Court commissioner of Division 43 expires on February 26, 2020.
Pursuant to the “Reappointment Policy for the Family, Probate and Drug Court Commissioners” that was passed by the Court en Banc in 2015, a standing retention committee will review Commissioner Kimminau’s judicial performance in order to make a recommendation to the Court en Banc regarding reappointment.
The committee welcomes any relevant written documentation or information regarding the commissioner’s performance. The committee will review all pertinent information with respect to relevant factors including good character, judgment, legal competence, docket management, courtroom management, temperament, judicial demeanor, and commitment to equal justice under the law. The members of the Reappointment Committee will privately review all responses in this matter. Although some responses may be shared with other members of the bench on a need to know basis, anonymity of the respondents will be guarded.
Please e-mail your comments to Mary A. Marquez, Court Administrator, 16th Judicial Circuit at courtadministrator@courts.mo.gov no later than the close of business on December 10, 2019.