Chief judge appointed for 14th Judicial District

TOPEKA—The Hon. Roger Gossard has been appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court as chief judge of the 14th Judicial District. Counties in the district are Montgomery and Chautauqua.

As chief judge, Judge Gossard has general management responsibilities in the judicial district, including assigning judicial caseloads and directing all clerical and administrative personnel. He has served as a District Court Judge for the Fourteenth Judicial District Division Two since January 2003. Judge Gossard graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1966 with a B.A., and his Juris Doctorate in 1969.

Judge Gossard served on active duty as a United States Air Force Judge Advocate from June 1970 to April 1974 and as a USAF Reserve Judge Advocate until 1998. Judge Gossard was admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1969 and was in private practice in Coffeyville for 28 years.

Judge Gossard is a member of the Kansas District Judges Association, Southeast Kansas Bar Association, First United Methodist Church (Coffeyville), former American Red Cross Pioneer Chapter Board of Directors, Coffeyville Kiwanis Club, Assistant Scoutmaster Boy Scout Troop 47, American Legion Post 20 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1022. He and his wife, Betty, have three adult children.