Roseann A. Ketchmark | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gary A. Fenner |
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| Born | Roseann Ambrosia Smith 1963 (age 62–63) Lindsay, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BSN) University of Kansas (JD) |
Roseann Ambrosia Ketchmark (néeSmith; born 1963) is aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and a formerassistant United States attorney.
Ketchmark was born inLindsay, Oklahoma, in 1963. She received aBachelor of Science in Nursing degree from theUniversity of Oklahoma in 1986. After graduating from nursing school, she worked as aregistered nurse at Lindsay Municipal Hospital and as a temporary nurse for a nurse staffing organization inKansas City. In 1990, She received aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Kansas School of Law.[1][2]
She began her career as an assistant prosecutor inJackson County, Missouri, from 1990 to 1995. From 1995 to 2001, she was first assistant prosecutor inPlatte County. From 2001 to 2015, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the Western District of Missouri. She served as first assistant United States attorney from 2001 to 2006 and again from 2009 to 2010. She served as executive assistant United States attorney from 2006 to 2007 and again in 2010. She served in theFraud andCorruption Unit.[1][2][3]
On November 20, 2014, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Ketchmark to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to the seat vacated by JudgeGary A. Fenner, who at the time was going to assumesenior status on a date to be determined. He eventually assumedsenior status after Ketchmark was confirmed on September 8, 2015.[4] On December 16, 2014, her nomination was returned to the President due to thesine die adjournment of the113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated her to the same position.[5] She received a hearing on her nomination on March 11, 2015.[6] On April 23, 2015, her nomination was reported out of committee by avoice vote.[7] On September 8, 2015, theUnited States Senate confirmed her by a 96–0 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on September 14, 2015.[1][9]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 2015–present | Incumbent |
