Meet Our Judges
Meet Our Judges
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Judge Miller graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science in 1969 and then graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1972. He began practice in 1972. He served as an Assistant Riley County Attorney from January 1973 until March 1974, then was elected Riley County Attorney in January 1975, where he served for two years. In August of 1977, he was appointed Special Municipal Court Judge by the City of Manhattan to handle alcohol-related offenses under the ASAP program. On December 1 1982, Judge Miller began his tenure as District Judge of the 21st Judicial District. He was appointed Chief Judge of the 21st Judicial District on January 7, 1997.
Judge Wilson graduated from Kansas State University in 1971 with a Bachelor's Degree in the Science of History. In 1974 he received his law degree from Washburn University. In 1997, he attended the National Judicial College and continues his education annually by taking 12 hours of Continuing Legal Education. Since 1983, he has taught Business Law at Kansas State University. On April 18, 1997, he was sworn in as a District Court Judge for the 21st Judicial District. Judge Wilson is an active member of his community, participating in such organizations as Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Fairmont Park Board and also served on the USD 383 School Board for 8 years and is a retired Big 8 Basketball Official.
Judge Stutzman was raised in Kansas. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1973 and was commissioned as a naval officer. From 1973 through 1976 he served on a ship home ported in San Diego, California, then served until May 1979 on exchange with the Royal Navy in England. He graduated from law school at the University of Kansas in 1982 and was in private practice in Manhattan from 1982 through 1996 when he was appointed to the district court. He has since served as a member and chair of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, as a member and chair of the Judicial Branch Court Security and Emergency Management Group, and as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Education Advisory Committee.
Judge Malcolm was appointed as District Magistrate Judge in the 21st Judicial District in January 2007. Judge Malcolm has a mixed docket consisting of felony preliminary hearings, traffic, juvenile offender/child in need of care and domestic cases and limited actions. A graduate of Wichita State University and Washburn University School of Law, Judge Malcolm engaged in the private practice of law for 28 years, and while in private practice, acted as Clay County Attorney from 1979 to 1983. Judge Malcolm also served as a public defender in north central Kansas prior to being appointed to the bench.
Judge Malcolm is a former member of the Clay Center Lions Club and Clay Center Chamber of Commerce, is active in the community theater and has coached little league baseball and basketball in Clay Center.
Judge Malcolm lists his greatest strengths as his ability to be fair and impartial and to communicate with all types of people. He acknowledges the difficulty in staying on top of search and seizure issues in criminal cases. His professional goals are to improve his judicial skills and become active in the District Magistrate Judges Association.