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TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Douglas Bigge was re-elected president of the Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association.

The organization, open to all state district magistrate court judges, elected officers to serve in the fiscal year that begins July 1. Officers were elected at a statewide conference for judges in Overland Park.

Bigge was elected magistrate judge in 1996 to serve Rooks County of the 23rd Judicial District. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in history and attended the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. He received his certificate of qualification from the Kansas Supreme Court on July 10, 1997.

Other officers elected were:

• District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark, elected first vice president. He serves in Russell County of the 20th Judicial District.  
• District Magistrate Judge Brendon Boone, second vice president. He serves in Gove County of the 23rd Judicial District.
• District Magistrate Judge Jenifer Ashford, third vice president. She serves in Johnson County of the 10th Judicial District.
• District Magistrate Judge Debra Anderson, re-elected secretary. She serves in Norton County of the 17th Judicial District.
• District Magistrate Judge Roseanna Mathis, re-elected treasurer. She serves in Kingman County of the 30th Judicial District.
• Elected to the board of directors were District Magistrate Judge Robert Scott of Johnson County of the 10th Judicial District and District Magistrate Judge Janna DeLissa of Wichita County of the 25th Judicial District. Re-elected to the board was District Magistrate Judge Jay Tate of Decatur County of the 17th Judicial District.

The organization also presented service awards.

Honored for 25 years of service were:

• District Magistrate Judge David Casement, serving in Chautauqua County of the 14th Judicial District.
• District Magistrate Judge James Kepple, serving in Riley County of the 21st Judicial District.
• District Magistrate Judge Roseanna Mathis, serving in Kingman County of the 30th Judicial District.

Honored for 20 years of service were:

• District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark, serving in Russell County of the 20th Judicial District.
   
• District Magistrate Judge Janna DeLissa, serving in Wichita County of the 25th Judicial District.

Honored for 10 years of service:

• District Magistrate Judge Brian Grace, serving in Lincoln County of the 12th Judicial District.