Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association elects new officers

TOPEKA — The Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association, an organization open to all state district magistrate court judges, last week elected officers to serve the organization in the fiscal year that begins July 1.

District Magistrate Judge Guy R. Steier was elected president of the association. He has been a district magistrate judge in Cloud County since February 2005. Cloud County is in the 12th judicial district with Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties.

Before he became a district magistrate judge, Steier was in a private law practice with Gantenbein & Frasier and with Frasier & Steier, both in Beloit. Prior to that, he was a research attorney for Judge Corwin C. Spencer of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Steier is a graduate of Washburn University and Washburn University School of Law in 1982. He served a term on the Kansas Supreme Court Judicial Education Advisory Committee and currently serves on the Governor's Behavioral Health Services Advisory Committee, 12th Judicial District Juvenile Services/Community Corrections Advisory Board, 12th Judicial District Supervised Visitation and Exchange Services board, and the Executive Board of the Coronado Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. He is a member and past president of the Clyde Lions Club and a member of the Clyde Community Development Resource Committee and the Knights of Columbus.

Other Officers Elected

• District Magistrate Judge Taylor J. Wine is first vice president and legislative chair. He is from Osage County in the 4th judicial district.

• District Magistrate Judge Marty K. Clark is second vice president. He is from Russell County in the 20th judicial district.

• District Magistrate Judge Philip J. Moore is third vice president. He is from Clark County in the 16th judicial district.

• District Magistrate Judge Roseanna K. Mathis is treasurer. She is from Kingman County in 30th judicial district.

• District Magistrate Judge Debra S. Anderson is secretary. She is from Norton County in the 17th judicial district.

Outgoing president is District Magistrate Judge Sheila P. Hochhauser is from Riley County in the 21st judicial district.

The new officers were elected at a statewide conference for judges conducted June 18 and 19 in Overland Park.