Jeffrey M. Kuhlman

Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 18, 2026
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byEric F. Melgren
Personal details
BornJeffrey Marion Kuhlman
1989 (age 36–37)
Dodge City, Kansas
EducationKansas State University (BA)
George Mason University (JD)

Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman (born 1989) (known professionally as Jeffrey Kuhlman) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas since 2026.

Education

Kuhlman was born in 1989 in Dodge City, Kansas. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2012 from Kansas State University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2015 from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. From 2015 to 2017, he served as a law clerk for Judge Eric F. Melgren of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.[1]

Career

From 2017 to 2020, Kuhlman was an associate at the Hinkle Law Firm LLC in Wichita, Kansas. From 2020 to 2026, was as an attorney and shareholder at the law firm of Watkins Calcara, Chtd in Great Bend, Kansas. [1]

Federal judicial service

On February 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Kuhlman to an undesignated seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.[2] On March 2, 2026, Trump nominated Kuhlman to the seat on the District of Kansas vacated by Judge Eric F. Melgren. On April 15, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination.[3] On May 14, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination favorably to the floor of the United States Senate by a 12–10 party-line vote.[4] On June 2, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–46 vote.[5] The same day his nomination was confirmed by a 52–46 vote.[6] He received his judicial commission on June 18, 2026.[7]

Personal

Kuhlman resides in Great Bend, Kansas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kuhlman, Jeffrey Marion (March 17, 2026). "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)". Truth Social.
  3. ↑ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". judiciary.senate.gov. April 15, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "RESULTS OF EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov. May 14, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas)". senate.gov. June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas)". senate.gov. June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Jeffrey M. Kuhlman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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