The Hon. David A. Ricke is a judge for the 13th Judicial District Court of Kansas. He was re-elected to the bench on November 2, 2004.
The 13th Judicial District encompasses Butler County, Elk County, and Greenwood County. Over the course of his judicial career, Ricke was selected to hear oral arguments with the Kansas Supreme Court, assisting the justices in their deliberations and opinion drafting for Doug Garber Construction, Inc. v. Michael S. King, in his capacity as Secretary of Transportation.
Ricke earned a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University in 1983. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Kansas School of Law in 1985. He is licensed to practice in Kansas (1985), the United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1985), and the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
He is registered as a Republican.