Four candidates are seeking an appointment to the bench of the Lancaster County Juvenile Court.

CJ Roberts, Hazel G. Rodriguez, Michelle D. Sabata, and David P. Thompson, all of Lincoln, are candidates for the vacancy on the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County created by the retirement of Judge Linda S. Porter.

A public hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in Legislative Hearing Room 1524 of the State Capitol in Lincoln. Judicial nominating commission members will review the applicants, and the public may present testimony.