The Kansas City Municipal Judicial Nominating Commission selected three candidates to fill a vacancy left by the retirement of Municipal Judge Elena Franco.
Franco was appointed to the bench in 2005. She faced a suspension in 2011 after Kansas City officials accused her of violating the residency rule, but the nominating commission cleared her of all charges and rebuked the city for casting aspersions on her. After being cleared, Franco filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights…
The Kansas City Municipal Judicial Nominating Commission selected three candidates to fill a vacancy left by the retirement of Municipal Judge Elena Franco.
Franco was appointed to the bench in 2005. She faced a suspension in 2011 after Kansas City officials accused her of violating the residency rule, but the nominating commission cleared her of all charges and rebuked the city for casting aspersions on her. After being cleared, Franco filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights…