Role of the Chief Judge
The Chief Judge of the Circuit is elected by the judges of the circuit for a two-year term and may serve up to four terms. Pursuant to Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.215 (b), the Chief Judge must "...be a circuit judge who possesses managerial, administrative, and leadership abilities, and shall be selected without regard to seniority only."
Hugh MacMillan
1971-1973
James R. Stewart
1973-1975
Thomas E. Sholts
1975-1977
John R. Beranek
1977-1978
Timothy Poulton
1978-1979
Vaughn Rudnick
1979-1981
Lewis Kapner
1981-1983
Rosemary Barkett
1983-1984
Edward Rodgers
1984-1985
Emery J. Newell
1985-1987
Robert W. Rutter, Jr.
1987-1988
Daniel T.K. Hurley
1988-1993
Jack H. Cook
1993-1995
Richard L. Oftedal
1995-1997
Walter N. Colbath, Jr.
1997-2001
Edward H. Fine
2001-2005
Kathleen J. Kroll
2005-2009
Peter D. Blanc
2009-2013
Jeffrey Colbath
2013-2017
Krista Marx
2017-2021
