Years of Service: 2026 - Present

On June 2, 2026, the United States Senate confirmed Jeffrey M. Kuhlman as United States District Court Judge for the District of Kansas. 

Judge Kuhlman grew up in Ness City, Kansas.  He obtained a B.A. in History from Kansas State University before attending the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.  During law school he served on the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy.  He graduated cum laude.

Following law school, Judge Kuhlman served as law clerk to District of Kansas Judge Eric F. Melgren and then entered private practice at Hinkle Law Firm in Wichita.  He later joined Watkins Calcara, Chtd., in Great Bend, Kansas, where his practice focused on civil litigation, governmental liability, and constitutional law. 

While in private practice, Judge Kuhlman served on the Kansas Bar Association Board of Governors, the District of Kansas Bench Bar Committee, and the District of Kansas Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.