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U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas: Chief Judges
District of Kansas
Number of chief judges: 14 Mellott, Arthur Johnson (1948-1957)
Hill, Delmas Carl (1957-1961)
Stanley, Arthur Jehu, Jr. (1961-1971)
Brown, Wesley Ernest (1971-1977)
Theis, Frank Gordon (1977-1981)
O'Connor, Earl Eugene (1981-1992)
Kelly, Patrick F. (1992-1995)
VanBebber, G[eorge] Thomas (1995-2000)
Lungstrum, John Watson (2001-2007)
Vratil, Kathryn Hoefer (2008-2014)
Marten, John Thomas (2014-2017)
Robinson, Julie A. (2017-2021)
Melgren, Eric F. (2021-2025)
Broomes, John Wesley (2025-present)