Judge reports new family court commissioner and possible early clerk-of-court appointment

A judge provided updates from the courts, saying Rose Allen has been welcomed as the new family court commissioner to replace Steve Dunlap and that Judge North was sworn into a second term effective Aug. 1. "We welcomed Rose Allen as our new family court commissioner, replacing longtime commissioner Steve Dunlap," the judge said.

The judge also noted Kathy Kittle won the Republican primary for clerk of court and, with no Democratic candidate on the ballot, could be appointed before January to fill the office. The judge said district judges will convene Oct. 2 at the government center for a regional meeting and that family treatment court is running and showing early success; efforts to re-establish a domestic violence court are underway.