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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
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Wed, 03/26/2025
Press Release For Immediate Release Judge Teresa J. James, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Kansas, Announces Retirement (Kansas City, Kansas) The court announces the retirement of Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James, effective January 30,...
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Mon, 01/13/2025
A fourth-generation Kansan, Judge Julie Robinson is the first African American appointed a U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. Judge Robinson received her undergraduate and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Kansas, where she...
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Tue, 01/07/2025
A nationwide scam is circulating where fraudsters are posing as U.S. Marshals and federal court personnel. These fraudsters will call trying to intimidate victims with threats of arrest and fines to get them to believe they failed to appear for jury...
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Mon, 11/13/2023
The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) has named Magistrate Judge Gwynne E. Birzer as a 2023 Trailblazer, Civic & Law. The live ceremony was held on November 10, 2023, and an...
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Fri, 05/19/2023
Last week a Wichita man received a phone call notifying him that he had an arrest warrant for “Failure to Appear” in Chief Judge Eric F. Melgren’s courtroom. The man was on his way to the bank to withdraw thousands of dollars when he decided to call...
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Thu, 05/04/2023
Individuals can now pay tickets for minor federal violations more easily, using a redesigned website for the Judiciary’s Central Violations Bureau (CVB). The website...
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Fri, 04/21/2023
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas announces the selection of Brooks Severson as the next United States Magistrate Judge in Wichita, Kansas. Ms. Severson holds a dual-major Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State...
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Fri, 04/14/2023
The Honorable Gwynne E. Birzer was recently reappointed and sworn-in as a United States Magistrate Judge for a second, eight-year term. Judge Birzer was originally appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas bench on July 1, 2015...
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Mon, 04/10/2023
If you recently received a postcard from the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, do not throw it away. It is not a scam. Over the next month, 64,000 Kansans...
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Mon, 03/06/2023
The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has determined that emergency conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic have resolved such that the CARES Act-related Administrative Orders were rescinded effective February 25, 2023:...