Kathryn Vratil's Biography
Contact Information
Office
United States District Court
500 State Avenue, Suite 529, Courtroom 476
Kansas City, KS 66101
Full Name:
Kathryn Hoefer Vratil
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1949
Birth Place:
Manhattan, KS
JD, School of Law, University of Kansas, 1975
BA, University of Kansas, 1971
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas, 2014-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas, 2008-2014
Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas, 1992-2008
Judge, Prairie Village Municipal Court, Kansas, 1990-1992
Attorney, Private Practice, Kansas City, Kansas, 1978-1992
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas, October 8, 1992
Nominated by President George H. W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas, July 28, 1992
Law Clerk, Honorable Earl E. O'Connor, United States District Court, District of Kansas, 1975-1978
Member, American Bar Association Federal, present
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, present
Former President, Earl E. OConnor Inn of Court
Member, Federal Judicial Center Board, 2011-2015
Member, United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2004-2013