Phoenix has released the names of three finalists to become director of the city’s new police accountability office.

Officials plan to hold a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Thursday so people can hear directly from them.

Each finalist to run the Phoenix Office of Accountability and Transparency is a lawyer.

Erin Ellison leads Arizona State University's diversity office and is in the U.S. Army JAG corps.

Roger Smith heads Cleveland’s professional standards office for police and was once counsel for New York City’s civilian police review board.

Andrew Myerberg is director of police accountability in Seattle and worked for the city attorney’s office there.

All three finalists are to take part in Thursday’s forum.

But they could be disqualified if a judge rejects Phoenix’s challenge to a new state law requiring that police officers be in charge of police oversight.