U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Tenth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Monti L. Belot | Bush (R) | 1991 |
| John Watson Lungstrum | Bush (R) | 1991 |
| Kathryn Hoefer Vratil | Bush (R) | 1992 |
| Julie A. Robinson | Bush (R) | 2001 |
| Eric F. Melgren | Bush (R) | 2008 |
| Daniel Dale Crabtree | Obama (D) | 2014 |
| John Wesley Broomes | Trump (R) | 2018 |
| Holly Lou Teeter | Trump (R) | 2018 |
| Toby Jon Crouse | Trump (R) | 2020 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Murguia | Clinton (D) | 1999–2020 |
| John Thomas Marten | Clinton (D) | 1996–2021 |
| G[eorge] Thomas VanBebber | Bush (R) | 1989–2005 |
| Sam A. Crow | Reagan (R) | 1981–2022 |
| Patrick F. Kelly | Carter (D) | 1980–1996 |
| Dale Emerson Saffels | Carter (D) | 1979–2002 |
| Richard Dean Rogers | Ford (R) | 1975–2016 |
| Earl Eugene O'Connor | Nixon (R) | 1971–1998 |
| Frank Gordon Theis | Johnson (D) | 1967–1998 |
| Wesley Ernest Brown | Kennedy (D) | 1962–2012 |
| Henry George Templar | Kennedy (D) | 1962–1988 |
| Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. | Eisenhower (R) | 1958–2001 |
| Delmas Carl Hill | Truman (D) | 1950–1961 |
| Arthur Johnson Mellott | Truman (D) | 1945–1957 |
| Guy Tresillian Helvering | Roosevelt (D) | 1943–1946 |
| Richard Joseph Hopkins | Hoover (R) | 1929–1943 |
| George Thomas McDermott | Coolidge (R) | 1928–1929 |
| John Calvin Pollock | Roosevelt (R) | 1903–1937 |
| William Cather Hook | McKinley (R) | 1899–1903 |
| Cassius Gaius Foster | Grant (R) | 1874–1899 |
| Mark W. Delahay | Lincoln (R) | 1864–1873 |
| Archibald Williams | Lincoln (R) | 1861–1863 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1861.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.