United States District Court For The District of Kansas - Judges

Judges

The Court's Article III judges include four senior judges and five active judges. A vacancy was created in the District when Judge John W. Lungstrum assumed senior status on November 2, 2010.

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
23 Chief Judge Kathryn H. Vratil Kansas City 1949 1992–present 2008–present — George H. W. Bush
24 District Judge J. Thomas Marten Wichita 1951 1996–present — — Bill Clinton
25 District Judge Carlos Murguia Kansas City 1957 1999–present — — Bill Clinton
26 District Judge Julie A. Robinson Topeka 1957 2001–present — — George W. Bush
27 District Judge Eric F. Melgren Wichita 1956 2008–present — — George W. Bush
— — Vacant — — — — — —
16 Senior District Judge Richard D. Rogers Topeka 1921 1975–1989 — 1989–present Gerald Ford
19 Senior District Judge Sam A. Crow Topeka 1926 1981–1996 — 1996–present Ronald Reagan
21 Senior District Judge John W. Lungstrum Kansas City 1945 1991–2010 2001–2007 2010–present George H. W. Bush
22 Senior District Judge Monti L. Belot Wichita 1943 1991–2008 — 2008–present George H. W. Bush

All judges

# Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
70001000000000000001 Williams, ArchibaldArchibald Williams Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 01861-03-12March 12, 1861 01863-09-21September 21, 1863 0 !– death
70002000000000000002 Delahay, Mark W.Mark W. Delahay Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 01863-10-06October 6, 1863 01873-12-12December 12, 1873 0 !– resignation
70003000000000000003 Foster, Cassius GaiusCassius Gaius Foster Grant, UlyssesUlysses Grant 01874-03-10March 10, 1874 01899-02-28February 28, 1899 0 !– retirement
70004000000000000004 Hook, William CatherWilliam Cather Hook McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley 01899-01-31January 31, 1899 01903-12-01December 1, 1903 0 !– reappointment
70005000000000000005 Pollock, John CalvinJohn Calvin Pollock Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt 01903-12-01December 1, 1903 01937-01-24January 24, 1937 0 !– death
70006000000000000006 McDermott, George ThomasGeorge Thomas McDermott Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge 01928-01-16January 16, 1928 01929-04-30April 30, 1929 0 !– reappointment
70007000000000000007 Hopkins, Richard JosephRichard Joseph Hopkins Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover 01929-12-19December 19, 1929 01943-08-28August 28, 1943 0 !– death
70008000000000000008 Helvering, Guy T.Guy T. Helvering Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt 01943-10-11October 11, 1943 01946-07-04July 4, 1946 0 !– death
70009000000000000009 Mellott, Arthur JohnsonArthur Johnson Mellott Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman 01945-11-29November 29, 1945 01957-12-29December 29, 1957 0 !– death
700110000000000000010 Hill, Delmas CarlDelmas Carl Hill Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman 01949-10-21October 21, 1949 01961-09-28September 28, 1961 0 !– reappointment
700111000000000000011 Stanley, Jr., Arthur JehuArthur Jehu Stanley, Jr. Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower 01958-07-07July 7, 1958 01971-04-01April 1, 1971 02001-01-27January 27, 2001 death
700112000000000000012 Brown, Wesley E.Wesley E. Brown Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy 01962-04-04April 4, 1962 01979-09-01September 1, 1979 02012-01-23January 23, 2012 death
700113000000000000013 Templar, Henry GeorgeHenry George Templar Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy 01962-04-12April 12, 1962 01974-11-01November 1, 1974 01988-08-05August 5, 1988 death
700114000000000000014 Theis, Frank GordonFrank Gordon Theis Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson 01967-03-04March 4, 1967 01981-07-31July 31, 1981 01998-01-17January 17, 1998 death
700115000000000000015 O'Connor, Earl EugeneEarl Eugene O'Connor Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon 01971-11-01November 1, 1971 01992-03-01March 1, 1992 01998-11-29November 29, 1998 death
700116000000000000016 Rogers, Richard DeanRichard Dean Rogers Ford, GeraldGerald Ford 01975-08-05August 5, 1975 01989-01-01January 1, 1989 Incumbent 0 !–
700117000000000000017 Saffels, Dale EmersonDale Emerson Saffels Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter 01979-11-02November 2, 1979 01990-11-16November 16, 1990 02002-11-14November 14, 2002 death
700118000000000000018 Kelly, Patrick F.Patrick F. Kelly Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter 01980-05-23May 23, 1980 01995-06-06June 6, 1995 01996-03-15March 15, 1996 retirement
700119000000000000019 Crow, Sam A.Sam A. Crow Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan 01981-12-10December 10, 1981 01996-11-15November 15, 1996 Incumbent 0 !–
700120000000000000020 VanBebber, George ThomasGeorge Thomas VanBebber Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush 01989-12-08December 8, 1989 02000-12-31December 31, 2000 02005-05-26May 26, 2005 death
700121000000000000021 Lungstrum, John WatsonJohn Watson Lungstrum Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush 01991-11-05November 5, 1991 02010-11-02November 2, 2010 Incumbent 0 !–
700122000000000000022 Belot, Monti L.Monti L. Belot Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush 01991-11-25November 25, 1991 02008-03-04March 4, 2008 Incumbent 0 !–
700123000000000000023 Vratil, Kathryn HoeferKathryn Hoefer Vratil Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush 01992-10-09October 9, 1992 Incumbent 0 !– 0 !–
700124000000000000024 Marten, John ThomasJohn Thomas Marten Clinton, BillBill Clinton 01996-01-04January 4, 1996 Incumbent 0 !– 0 !–
700125000000000000025 Murguia, CarlosCarlos Murguia Clinton, BillBill Clinton 01999-09-22September 22, 1999 Incumbent 0 !– 0 !–
700126000000000000026 Robinson, Julie A.Julie A. Robinson Bush, George W.George W. Bush 02001-12-13December 13, 2001 Incumbent 0 !– 0 !–
700127000000000000027 Melgren, Eric F.Eric F. Melgren Bush, George W.George W. Bush 02008-10-06October 6, 2008 Incumbent 0 !– 0 !–

The Clerk of Court is Timothy M. O'Brien, who is located in Kansas City.

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