(KNZA)--A local district judge is seeking re-election to a fifth four-year term.
22nd Judicial District Judge John Weingart, a Hiawatha Republican, has filed for re-election.
The 22nd Judicial District includes Brown, Doniphan, Nemaha and Marshall Counties.
Weingart was first elected district judge in 2001.  Prior to that, he had a private practice in Hiawatha for 24 years.
Candidates have until noon, June 1st to file.