Nominees to fill the at-large circuit court judgeship are announced

A judicial screening panel has nominated three black candidates to fill the at-large Circuit Court judgeship vacated by U.S. Attorney Reggie Lloyd. The three nominees are: Michelle Childs, a state Workers' Compensation commissioner since 2002; John Geathers, an Administrative Law Court judge since 1994; and William Witherspoon, an assistant U.S. attorney since 2000.