United States District Court for the District of Kansas

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The United States District Court for the District of Kansas is the U.S. district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Kansas. The court's headquarters are in Wichita, with courthouses in Kansas City and Topeka.

The United States Attorney for the District of Kansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The first United States Attorney for the District of Kansas was appointed June 29, 1854 by Franklin Pierce. The current attorney is Eric Melgren.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown Denver at the Byron White Federal Courthouse.

Judges

Article III judges

See: Article III federal judge

Chief Judge: Kathryn Vratil Eric Melgren John Lungstrum

Thomas Marten Carlos Murguia Julie Robinson

• Nominated by George H.W. Bush: Kathryn Vratil, John Lungstrum
• Nominated by Bill Clinton: John Marten, Carlos Murguia
• Nominated by George W. Bush: Eric Melgren, Julie Robinson

Senior judges

• Monti Belot Wichita
• Wesley Brown Wichita
• Sam Crow Topeka
• Richard D. Rogers Topeka

Magistrate judges

Karen Humphreys Wichita Donald Bostwick Wichita James O'Hara Kansas City John Reid Wichita

Gerald Rushfelt Kansas City Gary Sebelius Topeka David Waxse Kansas City

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Kansas Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of Kansas Official Website

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	v • d • e Federal judges of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Active judges	Vratil • Melgren • Lungstrum • Marten • Murguia • Robinson
Senior judges	Belot • Brown • Crow • Rogers
Magistrate judges	Humphreys • Bostwick • O'Hara • Reid • Rushfelt • Sebelius • Waxse
Former judges	Delahay • Foster • Helvering • Hill • Hook • Hopkins • Kelly • McDermott • Mellott • O'Connor • Pollock • Saffels • Stanley • Templar • Theis • VanBebber • Williams