Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
Abbreviation: | D. Kan. |
Seal: | US District Court for Kansas seal.png |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Name: | Map of USA KS.svg |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Location: | Kansas City |
Location1: | Topeka |
Courthouse2: | United States Post Office and Federal Building |
Location2: | Wichita |
Location3: | Lawrence |
Location4: | Leavenworth |
Location5: | Salina |
Location6: | Hutchinson |
Location7: | Dodge City |
Location8: | Fort Scott |
Appeals To: | Tenth Circuit |
Established: | January 29, 1861 |
Judges Assigned: | 6 |
Chief: | Eric F. Melgren |
Us Attorney: | Kate E. Brubacher |
Us Marshal: | Ronald L. Miller |
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas (in case citations, D. Kan.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Kansas. The Court operates out of the Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas, the Frank Carlson Federal Building in Topeka, and the United States Courthouse in Wichita. The District of Kansas was created in 1861, replacing the territorial court that preceded it, and President Abraham Lincoln appointed Archibald Williams as the Court's first judge.
Appeals from the District of Kansas are made to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
the United States attorney is Kate E. Brubacher. On March 12, 2015, Ronald L. Miller, most recently police chief of Topeka, Kansas, was confirmed as U.S. Marshal.[1]
The clerk of court is Skyler B. O'Hara, who is located in Topeka.