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U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

34 judges have served since Mar 12, 1861. Now: Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman RAnthony Wayne Mattivi RAnthony John Powell RToby Jon Crouse RHolly Lou Teeter RJohn Wesley Broomes R.

Judges
34
23 R · 11 D
Longest tenure
33 years
John Calvin Pollock
Current
4 months
Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman, since Jun 18, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-kansasEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Archibald Williams · 1861-03-12 – 1863-09-21 · RepublicanMark W. Delahay · 1864-03-15 – 1873-12-12 · RepublicanCassius Gaius Foster · 1874-03-10 – 1899-02-28 · RepublicanJohn Calvin Pollock · 1903-12-01 – 1937-01-24 · RepublicanGuy Tresillian Helvering · 1943-10-11 – 1946-07-04 · DemocratDelmas Carl Hill · 1950-03-09 – 1961-09-29 · DemocratWesley Ernest Brown · 1962-04-04 – 1979-09-01 · DemocratDale Emerson Saffels · 1979-11-02 – 1990-11-16 · DemocratJohn Watson Lungstrum · 1991-11-05 – 2010-11-02 · RepublicanDaniel Dale Crabtree · 2014-05-01 – 2025-08-11 · DemocratJeffrey Marion Kuhlman · 2026-06-18 – present · RepublicanWilliam Cather Hook · 1899-01-31 – 1903-12-01 · RepublicanGeorge Thomas McDermott · 1928-01-16 – 1929-04-30 · RepublicanRichard Joseph Hopkins · 1929-12-19 – 1943-08-28 · RepublicanArthur Johnson Mellott · 1945-11-29 – 1957-12-29 · DemocratArthur Jehu Stanley, Jr. · 1958-07-07 – 1971-04-01 · RepublicanEarl Eugene O'Connor · 1971-11-01 – 1992-03-01 · RepublicanKathryn Hoefer Vratil · 1992-10-09 – 2014-04-22 · RepublicanJohn Wesley Broomes · 2018-04-16 – present · RepublicanHenry George Templar · 1962-04-12 – 1974-11-01 · DemocratRichard Dean Rogers · 1975-08-05 – 1989-01-01 · RepublicanG[eorge] Thomas VanBebber · 1989-12-08 – 2000-12-31 · RepublicanJulie A. Robinson · 2001-12-13 – 2022-01-14 · RepublicanAnthony Wayne Mattivi · 2026-06-18 – present · RepublicanFrank Gordon Theis · 1967-03-04 – 1981-07-31 · DemocratSam A. Crow · 1981-12-10 – 1996-11-15 · RepublicanCarlos Murguia · 1999-09-22 – 2020-03-31 · DemocratToby Jon Crouse · 2020-12-02 – present · RepublicanPatrick F. Kelly · 1980-05-23 – 1995-06-06 · DemocratJohn Thomas Marten · 1996-01-04 – 2017-05-01 · DemocratHolly Lou Teeter · 2018-08-03 – present · RepublicanMonti L. Belot · 1991-11-25 – 2008-03-04 · RepublicanEric F. Melgren · 2008-10-06 – 2025-09-01 · RepublicanAnthony John Powell · 2026-06-18 – present · Republican
Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman R
Jun 18, 2026 – present · 4 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–46
Anthony Wayne Mattivi R
Jun 18, 2026 – present · 4 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–46
Anthony John Powell R
Jun 18, 2026 – present · 4 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–44
Toby Jon Crouse R
Dec 2, 2020 – present · 5.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–43
Holly Lou Teeter R
Aug 3, 2018 – present · 8.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
John Wesley Broomes R
Apr 16, 2018 – present · 8.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Daniel Dale Crabtree D
May 1, 2014 – Aug 11, 2025 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Aug 11, 2025 · confirmed 94–0
Eric F. Melgren R
Oct 6, 2008 – Sep 1, 2025 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 1, 2025
Julie A. Robinson R
Dec 13, 2001 – Jan 14, 2022 · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 14, 2022
Carlos Murguia D
Sep 22, 1999 – Mar 31, 2020 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
John Thomas Marten D
Jan 4, 1996 – May 1, 2017 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 1, 2017
Kathryn Hoefer Vratil R
Oct 9, 1992 – Apr 22, 2014 · 22 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 22, 2014
Monti L. Belot R
Nov 25, 1991 – Mar 4, 2008 · 16 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 4, 2008
John Watson Lungstrum R
Nov 5, 1991 – Nov 2, 2010 · 19 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Nov 2, 2010
G[eorge] Thomas VanBebber R
Dec 8, 1989 – Dec 31, 2000 · 11 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2000
Sam A. Crow R
Dec 10, 1981 – Nov 15, 1996 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 15, 1996
Patrick F. Kelly D
May 23, 1980 – Jun 6, 1995 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 6, 1995
Dale Emerson Saffels D
Nov 2, 1979 – Nov 16, 1990 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 16, 1990
Richard Dean Rogers R
Aug 5, 1975 – Jan 1, 1989 · 13 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jan 1, 1989
Earl Eugene O'Connor R
Nov 1, 1971 – Mar 1, 1992 · 20 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 1, 1992
Frank Gordon Theis D
Mar 4, 1967 – Jul 31, 1981 · 14 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jul 31, 1981
Henry George Templar D
Apr 12, 1962 – Nov 1, 1974 · 13 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Nov 1, 1974
Wesley Ernest Brown D
Apr 4, 1962 – Sep 1, 1979 · 17 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Sep 1, 1979
Arthur Jehu Stanley, Jr. R
Jul 7, 1958 – Apr 1, 1971 · 13 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Apr 1, 1971
Delmas Carl Hill D
Mar 9, 1950 – Sep 29, 1961 · 12 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Arthur Johnson Mellott D
Nov 29, 1945 – Dec 29, 1957 · 12 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Guy Tresillian Helvering D
Oct 11, 1943 – Jul 4, 1946 · 2.7 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Joseph Hopkins R
Dec 19, 1929 – Aug 28, 1943 · 14 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · confirmed 49–22
George Thomas McDermott R
Jan 16, 1928 – Apr 30, 1929 · 15 months · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Pollock R
Dec 1, 1903 – Jan 24, 1937 · 33 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
William Cather Hook R
Jan 31, 1899 – Dec 1, 1903 · 4.8 years · appointed by William McKinley
Cassius Gaius Foster R
Mar 10, 1874 – Feb 28, 1899 · 25 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Mark W. Delahay R
Mar 15, 1864 – Dec 12, 1873 · 9.7 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · confirmed 25–14
Archibald Williams R
Mar 12, 1861 – Sep 21, 1863 · 2.5 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.