John Wesley Broomes
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, John Wesley Broomes is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. He earned a law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 2002. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1969 · age 57
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1991 · Washburn Law 2002
- Succeeded
- John Thomas Marten
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | District of Kansas succeeded John Thomas Marten | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Texas | B.S. | 1991 |
| Washburn University School of Law | J.D. | 2002 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Broomes was assigned 1,316 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 228 days across 1,022 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 46 of Broomes’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 39 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 6 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Wesley Broomes?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed John Wesley Broomes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 2018.
- Was John Wesley Broomes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Wesley Broomes was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Wesley Broomes's confirmation vote?
- John Wesley Broomes was confirmed by voice vote on April 12, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Wesley Broomes on?
- John Wesley Broomes is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Office of Senator Jerry Moran (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).