(KAIR)--The Chief Judge for the 1st Judicial District of Kansas, comprised of Atchison and Leavenworth counties, has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Court of Appeals later this month.

Chief Judge Joan Lowdon will, according to a release, sit with the Court "to hear oral argument in six cases on the court’s November 18 docket."

Lowdon, in the release, says she's "grateful for the opportunity to participate in the appellate process,” adding that she looks "forward to gaining a better understanding of what appellate judges and their staff do on a daily basis.”

Lowdon has served as district judge since 2020 and as chief judge since 2023. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she worked at the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office, first as an assistant county attorney and later as deputy county attorney.