By KATHY HAGEMAN
Dickinson County Public Information Coordinator
A robing ceremony for Dickinson County District Magistrate Judge Neal Gugler has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. April 15 in Courtroom 1 of the Dickinson County Courthouse, 109 E. First Street.
The public is invited to attend.
Also, the Dickinson County District Court Clerk’s office will be closed from 1 to 3:30 p.m. April 15 so court staff may attend the ceremony.
Courtroom 1 is located on the second floor of the courthouse. Social distancing rules will be observed.
For those unable to attend, the ceremony can be viewed on Zoom. The Zoom link is Launch Meeting – Zoom. Meeting ID: 817 4876 8738; Passcode: 586851.
Gugler was appointed magistrate judge of the 8th Judicial District on March 3 by the judicial district’s nominating commission, following public interviews.
Gugler, who is a Chapman resident, was an investigator for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
The vacancy was created when former Magistrate Judge Keith Collett was sworn in as an 8th Judicial District judge in October 2021.