TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Robert Frederick as chief judge for the 25th Judicial District.
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss announced in a news release Friday Frederick’s appointment to complete a term that begins July 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2019.
Frederick will succeed Chief Judge Wendel Wurst, who will continue to serve as a district judge.
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The 25th Judicial District is made up of Finney, Kearny, Hamilton, Greeley, Wichita and Scott counties.
Frederick has served as a district judge in the 25th Judicial District since 2001.
Before becoming a judge, he served as county attorney in Kearny County, Deerfield city attorney, and as an attorney for the Lakin public school district. He also had a law practice in Lakin from 1976 to 2001.
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