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Biography
John W. Broomes is an American lawyer and partner with the Hinkle Law Firm in Kansas. He is currently a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Biography
Broomes earned his Bachelor of Science, with high honors, from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class with a certificate in natural resources law.
Before entering law school, Broomes was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Submarine Force, where his awards included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. Earlier in his career, he served as a law clerk to both Judge Monti L. Belot and Magistrate Judge Donald W. Bostwick on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
He is currently a member of the Hinkle Law Firm LLC, where he practices in the firm's Business Litigation Group with a focus on natural resources law.
Nomination to district court
On September 7, 2017, President Trump nominated Broomes to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge J. Thomas Marten, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2017. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.