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# Nicholas St. Peter

Kansas 19th Judicial District Court · Chief District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kansas 19th Judicial District Court
- State: Kansas
- Role: Chief District Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Nicholas St. Peter — Kansas 19th Judicial District Court

## Sources

- [Administrative Order 2025-JA-134, Order Appointing Chief Judges for Kansas District Courts](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Orders/2025-JA-134.pdf?ext=.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial District Court in Cowley County, Kansas, serving since 2004 and leading the court since 2010
- Position: Chief Judge, 19th Judicial District Court, Division 1, Cowley County, Kansas

### Education


### Additional information

- In November 2025, St. Peter received the Award for Judicial Excellence from the Kansas District Judges Association for integrity, dignity, and service to the judiciary
- Judicial service: Joined the bench in 2004; became Chief Judge in 2010
- He has emphasized the impact of specialty courts in helping individuals recover, find employment, avoid incarceration, and reconnect with families, calling these experiences “the most rewarding and consequential” of his judicial career
- Chair, Kansas Access to Justice Committee (past)
- He has played a key role in establishing these specialty courts in Kansas and chairs the Specialty Court Funding Advisory Committee



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-24b6feac6cd1ef1f99728446) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.