TOPEKA—District Judge Bradley E. Ambrosier and Terrance J. Campbell were appointed to the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, and Susan Lynn was reappointed to the board.
Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed them to terms that begin July 1, 2017, and end June 30, 2021.
Ambrosier is chief judge of the 26th Judicial District, which includes Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens counties. He replaces District Judge David King, chief judge of the 1st Judicial District, which includes Leavenworth and Atchison counties.
Campbell is an attorney from Lawrence. He replaces Nancy Ansteadt, also an attorney from Lawrence.
Lynn, of Iola, is a nonattorney member of the commission.
The commission is charged with assisting the Supreme Court in the exercise of the court's responsibility in judicial disciplinary matters.
The commission is comprised of 14 members, including six active or retired judges, four attorneys, and four nonattorneys. The members are divided into two panels, and one panel meets each month. The chair of the commission chairs one panel, while the vice chair heads the second panel.
Campbell serves on Panel A. Other members are: Johnson County District Judge Brenda Cameron, chair; Ottawa County District Magistrate Judge Mary Thrower; Retired Judge Robert Fairchild of Lawrence; Norman Kelly, attorney, of Salina; Valdenia C. Winn, nonattorney member, of Kansas City; and James Cooper, nonattorney member, of Lawrence.
Ambrosier and Lynn serve on Panel B. Others members are: District Judge Nicholas St. Peter, chief judge of the 19th Judicial District, which is comprised of Cowley County, chair; Shawnee County District Judge Larry Hendricks; Allen Glendenning, attorney, of Great Bend; Diane Sorensen, attorney, of Wichita; and Sister Rosemary Kolich, nonattorney member, of Leavenworth.
Douglas T. Shima, clerk of the appellate courts, is secretary to the commission.