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District
Main Numbers
Name Title Phone Number
U.S. District Court Western Division (Kansas City) Clerk's Office 816-512-5000
Jury 816-512-5100
U.S. District Court Central Division (Jefferson City) Clerk's Office 573-636-4015
U.S. District Court Southern Division (Springfield) Clerk's Office 417-865-3869
Administration
Name Title Phone Number
Paige Wymore-Wynn Court Executive 816-512-5000
Randall Henderson Chief Deputy of Administration 816-512-1851
Laura Bax Chief Deputy of Operations 816-512-5015
Kathy Popejoy Human Resources 816-512-5035
Michele Nelson Human Resources 816-512-5036
Natasha Brison Financial Administrator 816-512-5017
Stephanie Watson Procurement Administrator 816-512-5070
District Court Operations
Name Title Phone Number
Renea Matthes Mitra Operations Manager 816-512-5062
Terri Moore Divisional Manager for the Central Division 573-556-7562
Steve Burch Divisional Manager for the Southern Division 417-225-7700
Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System
Name Title Phone Number
District CM/ECF Help Desk 1-800-466-9302
Mediation and Assessment Program
Name Title Phone Number
Laurel Stevenson MAP Director 816-512-5080
JoAnna Hickman MAP Office Manager 816-512-5080
Robert Cole MAP Administrative Assistant 816-512-5080
Jury
Name Title Phone Number
General Information 816-512-5100
Automated Jury Message 1-800-488-0679
District Judges
Chief Judge Brian C. Wimes
Name Title Phone Number
Brian C. Wimes Chief U.S. District Court Judge 816-512-5390
Tracy Diefenbach Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5376
Denise Halasey Court Reporter 816-512-5657
Maggie Boyd Career Law Clerk 816-512-5390
Kaylee Popejoy Term Law Clerk 816-512-5393
Madison Stapleton Term Law Clerk 816-512-5394
Judge David Gregory Kays
Name Title Phone Number
David Gregory Kays U.S. District Court Judge 816-512-5600
Tracy Strodtman Judicial Assistant/Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5600
Annisa Justice Court Reporter 816-512-5622
Jonathan Lehr Career Law Clerk 816-512-5606
Brett Walker Law Clerk 816-512-5601
Henry Hong Term Law Clerk 816-512-5601
Joshua Lollar Term Law Clerk 816-512-5603
Judge Beth Phillips
Name Title Phone Number
Beth Phillips U.S. District Judge 816-512-5380
Annette Cordell Judicial Assistant 816-512-5380
Karri Sandusky Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5744
Jodi Quelle Court Reporter 816-512-5623
Steven Wolfe Career Law Clerk
Ethan Brown Term Law Clerk 816-512-5383
Judge Stephen R. Bough
Name Title Phone Number
Stephen R. Bough U.S. District Court Judge 816-512-5370
Tracey Peters Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5073
Gayle Wambolt Court Reporter 816-512-5641
Ben Clark Career Law Clerk 816-512-5624
Sidney Bach-Norman Term Law Clerk 816-512-5370
Helen Morris Term Law Clerk 816-512-5373
Taylor Todd Term Law Clerk 816-512-5370
Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark
Name Title Phone Number
Roseann A. Ketchmark U.S. District Court Judge 816-512-5110
LaTandra Wheeler Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5629
Jean Crawford Court Reporter 816-512-5642
Jonathan Brown Career Law Clerk 816-512-5110
Lori Locke Career Law Clerk 816-512-5115
Ali Hutcheson Term Law Clerk 816-512-5113
Judge Megan Blair Benton
Name Title Phone Number
Megan Blair Benton U.S. District Court Judge 417-225-7718
Karen Siegert Courtroom Deputy 417-225-7701
Rebecca Furtak Courtroom Deputy 417-225-7703
Gregory Hargis Career Law Clerk 417-225-7787
Jeannine Rankin Court Reporter 417-225-7713
Zachary Racy Term Law Clerk 417-225-7711
Erin Zimmerman Term Law Clerk 417-225-7779
Senior Judge M. Douglas Harpool
Name Title Phone Number
M. Douglas Harpool Senior U.S. District Court Judge 417-865-3741
Senior Judges
Chief Judge Brian C. Wimes
Name Title Phone Number
Janelle Niebuhr Term Law Clerk 816-512-5391
Senior Judge Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr.
Name Title Phone Number
Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. Senior District Judge 816-512-5630
Christy Anderson Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5063
Gayle Wambolt Court Reporter 816-512-5641
Patricia Rosa Career Law Clerk
Jo Powers Career Law Clerk
Zoda Ballew Law Clerk
Inactive Senior Judge Gary A. Fenner
Name Title Phone Number
Gary A. Fenner Senior District Judge 816-512-5660
Lisa Mitchell Judicial Assistant/Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5660
Kathy Calvert Court Reporter 816-512-5741
Senior Judge M. Douglas Harpool
Name Title Phone Number
Linda Howard Courtroom Deputy 417-225-7704
Jeannine Rankin Court Reporter 417-225-7713
Kristen Roubal Career Law Clerk 816-512-7712
Rachel Carlson Term Law Clerk 417-225-7738
Peter Fletcher Term Law Clerk 417-225-7714
Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark
Name Title Phone Number
Douglas Grace Term Law Clerk 816-512-5112
Magistrate Judges
Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr.
Name Title Phone Number
Willie J. Epps, Jr. Chief U. S. Magistrate Judge 573-634-3418
Angel Geiser Courtroom Deputy 573-556-7564
Michele Moorman Term Law Clerk 573-634-7551
Amelia Thayer Term Law Clerk 573-634-3418
Emily Sellers Term Law Clerk 573-634-7553
Magistrate Judge David P. Rush
Name Title Phone Number
David P. Rush U.S. Magistrate Judge 417-865-3761
Karla Berziel Courtroom Deputy 417-865-3761
Dan Ostaszewski Career Law Clerk 417-865-3761
Keaton Campbell Term Law Clerk 417-865-3761
Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts
Name Title Phone Number
Lajuana M. Counts U.S. Magistrate Judge 816-512-5775
Traci Chorny Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5789
Suzanne Bliss Career Law Clerk 816-512-5777
Erica Clinton Law Clerk 816-512-5778
Magistrate Judge Jill A. Morris
Name Title Phone Number
Jill A. Morris U.S. Magistrate Judge 816-512-5760
Lauren Stout Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5064
Rebecca Suroff Career Law Clerk 816-512-5763
Hadley Sayers Term Law Clerk 816-512-5762
Magistrate Judge W. Brian Gaddy
Name Title Phone Number
W. Brian Gaddy U.S. Magistrate Judge 816-512-5745
Melissa Nolte Courtroom Deputy 816-512-5774
Julia Kitsmiller Career Law Clerk 816-512-5652
Kylee Gomez Term Law Clerk 816-512-5748
Magistrate Judge James C. England
Name Title Phone Number
James C. England U.S. Magistrate Judge 417-865-3869
Karla Berziel Courtroom Deputy 417-225-7703
Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays
Name Title Phone Number
Sarah W. Hays U.S. Magistrate Judge 816-512-5780
Bankruptcy
Main Numbers
Name Title Phone Number
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Kansas City Clerk's Office 816-512-1800
Bankruptcy Operations
Name Title Phone Number
Sydney Donovan Operations Manager 816-512-1849
Cindy Montoya Operations Supervisor 816-512-5466
Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System
Name Title Phone Number
Bankruptcy CM/ECF Help Line 1-800-466-9302
Bankruptcy Voice Case Information System (VCIS) 1-866-222-8029
Bankruptcy Judges
Chief Judge Cynthia A. Norton
Name Title Phone Number
Cynthia A. Norton Chief Bankruptcy Judge 816-512-1895
Susan Campbell Career Law Clerk 816-512-1896
Kenan Elzoobi Term Law Clerk 816-512-1898
Name Title Phone Number
Beth Graham Courtroom Deputy 816-512-1852
Judge Brian T. Fenimore
Name Title Phone Number
Brian T. Fenimore Bankruptcy Judge 816-512-1910
Hannah Politte Career Law Clerk 816-512-1914
Dawn Meador Courtroom Deputy 816-512-1924
Nathan Vanderheyden Term Law Clerk 816-512-1913
Judge Eric L. Johnson
Name Title Phone Number
Eric L. Johnson Bankruptcy Judge 816-512-1880
Christy Wilkinson Courtroom Deputy 816-512-1894
Andrea Chase Career Law Clerk 816-512-1885
Caleb Ridings Term Law Clerk 816-512-5374
Probation & Pretrial
Main Numbers
Name Title Phone Number
U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Kansas City 816-512-1300 or 888-609-7664
U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Jefferson City 573-634-3293 or 888-609-7664
U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Springfield 417-831-4494 or 800-333-3770