Reno County Judge Macke Dick appointed to serve on family law committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Council has appointed Reno County Judge Patricia Macke Dick to serve on the Family Law Advisory Committee, an advisory group that monitors family law and conducts studies specific to that area.

Macke Dick is chief judge of the 27th judicial district, a one-county district that consists of Reno County.

The Kansas Judicial Council works to improve the administration of justice in Kansas by continuously studying the judicial system and related areas of law, and by recommending changes when they are appropriate. It has several advisory committees that focus on particular areas of law.

For the 2015 legislative session, the Family Law Advisory Committee drafted Senate Bill 105, which was passed by the Kansas Legislature to incorporate the 2008 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act into existing Kansas law.  

The Family Law Advisory Committee is made up of judges, lawyers, elected officials, and legal academics who are recognized as having expertise in the area of family law. 

Macke Dick has served as district judge in Reno County District Court in the 27th judicial district since January 1989. Currently, she is chief judge of the district.

She is a native of Plainville and a graduate of Kansas State University and the University of Kansas School of Law. She currently serves as president-elect of the Kansas District Judges Association. She also serves on the Chief Judges Council.