Kathryn Hoefer Vratil | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
Assumed office April 22, 2014 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Preceded by | John Watson Lungstrum |
Succeeded by | J. Thomas Marten |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
In office October 9, 1992 –April 22, 2014 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Earl Eugene O'Connor |
Succeeded by | Holly Lou Teeter |
Personal details | |
Born | Kathryn Louise Hoefer April 21, 1949 Manhattan, Kansas |
Education | University of Kansas (BA) University of Kansas School of Law (JD) |
Kathryn Hoefer Vratil (born April 21, 1949) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Vratil received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1975. She was a law clerk for Judge Earl Eugene O'Connor of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 1975 to 1978. She was in private practice in Kansas City, Kansas from 1978 to 1992. She was a judge on the Municipal Court of the City of Prairie Village, Kansas from 1990 to 1992. [1]
On July 28, 1992, Vratil was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by Earl Eugene O'Connor. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1992, and received her commission on October 9, 1992. She became Chief Judge in 2008 and served in that capacity until she assumed senior status on April 22, 2014. [1]
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Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by Earl Eugene O'Connor | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1992–2014 | Succeeded by Holly Lou Teeter |
Preceded by John Watson Lungstrum | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 2008–2014 | Succeeded by J. Thomas Marten |