The names of three people have been forwarded as nominees for a vacancy in the circuit court of the 3rd Judicial District. The three are Kenneth Newton Bailey Jr. and Linda Thomas Woolsey, both of Greeneville, and Beth Boniface of Morristown. The vacancy was created by the death of Judge Mike Faulk in November. The 3rd District serves Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and Hawkins counties. The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met last Tuesday in Greeneville for a public hearing and conducted interviews of candidates for the vacancy. The three nominees’ names were submitted to Gov. Bill Haslam.