File #: AP-2021-30    Version: 1 Name: Nomination of Municipal Judges
Type: Appointment Status: Passed
File created: 5/27/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/8/2021 Final action: 6/8/2021
Title: CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSION, NOMINATION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE PROPOSED NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF DREW NICHOLS AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BLAINE NICE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGE, AND DAVID POARCH AS ACTING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL COURT EACH FOR A TERM BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.
Attachments: 1. City Council Staff Report, 2. Letter from Municipal Court Clerk, 3. Drew Nichols Resume, 4. Blaine Nice Resume

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CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSION, NOMINATION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE PROPOSED NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF DREW NICHOLS AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BLAINE NICE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGE, AND DAVID POARCH AS ACTING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL COURT EACH FOR A TERM BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.

 

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INFORMATION:  Judge David Poarch will be retiring after 18 years as Presiding Judge on June 30, 2021.  In accordance with Section 14-201 of the Code of the City of Norman, the above-described item appears on City Council's agenda in order to give written nomination of Drew Nichols as Presiding Judge, Blaine Nice as Associate Judge, and David Poarch as Acting Judge of the Municipal Criminal Court each for a term beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022. If the nominations are approved, they will be appointed at the next City Council Meeting on June 22, 2021.