Judge Dan Morrison announced he will retire as of Dec. 13. He has served as a judge of the Eighth Judicial District, Sub-District 8A, which includes Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe, Poweshiek, Van Buren, Wapello and Washington Counties.

Morrison was appointed to the bench in 1983.

The District 8A Judicial Nominating Commission, comprised of five lawyers and five non-lawyer citizens, will be interviewing candidates for a replacement.

The Judicial Nominating Commission has established procedures for filling the position of district court judge in Judicial District 8A and the Supreme Court of Iowa has adopted an application to be completed by each person who wishes to apply for nomination to be a district court judge. Copies of the application can be obtained from the District Court Administrator’s office for the Eighth Judicial District, 211 East Fourth Street, P.O. Box 1319, Ottumwa, IA 52501, or by calling 1-800-452-1005 ext. 110.

All applications must be received into the physical possession of the Court Administrator’s office no later than noon, Friday, September 28. No late applications will be accepted. The names of the applicants will be made available to the public after the deadline for filing applications.

Applicants must be members of the Iowa Bar, a resident of the state or sub-district of the court to which they are nominated, and shall be of such age that they will be able to serve an initial and one regular term of office before reaching the age of 72 years.