Kepple appointed to District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee

TOPEKA — District Magistrate Judge James Kepple of Riley County was appointed to the District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed him to fill a term ending June 30, 2020, that was vacated by District Magistrate Judge Sheila Hochhauser, also of Riley County, who retired in 2017.

Kepple serves in the 21st Judicial District, which includes Riley and Clay counties. He previously was a district magistrate judge in Ness County.

The committee, composed of district magistrates, oversees the certification of magistrate judges. Magistrates who are not licensed attorneys must complete a certification program overseen by the Supreme Court.