Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss has announced that the Supreme Court has reappointed Judge Michael Powers to a two-year term as chief judge of the 8th judicial district, effective from February 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017.

Powers has served as district judge in the 8th judicial district since 1991. He presides over cases in Geary, Dickinson, Marion and Morris counties.

Powers is a native of Yates Center and graduated from Emporia State University and the University of Kansas School of Law. He practiced law in Council Grove and was Morris County attorney before becoming a district judge.