John W. Broomes

John Wesley Broomes (born 1969) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Biography
Broomes graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science with high honors in petroleum engineering. From 1991 to 1996, Broomes served in the United States Navy Submarine Force, where his awards included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. Broomes later attended the Washburn University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Washburn Law Journal. He graduated in 2002 ranked first in his class with a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude.

Earlier in his career, he served as a law clerk to both Judge Monti Belot and Magistrate Judge Donald W. Bostwick on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Before becoming a judge, he was a member of the Hinkle Law Firm LLC in Wichita, Kansas, where he practiced in the firm's Business Litigation Group with a focus on natural resources law.

Federal judicial service
On September 7, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Broomes to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge J. Thomas Marten, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2017. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on November 15, 2017. On December 7, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On April 12, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 74–24 vote. His nomination was confirmed later that day by a voice vote. He received his judicial commission on April 16, 2018.