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 "markdown": "# Holly L. Teeter\n\nHolly Lou Teeter (born 1979) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas since 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> She was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2018, receiving her commission on August 3, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | August 1, 2018, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> |\n| Born | 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> |\n| Education | B.S., University of Kansas School of Engineering (2002); Diploma in Legal Studies, University of Oxford (2003); J.D., University of Kansas School of Law (2006)<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nTeeter was born in 1979 in [Kansas City, Kansas](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-kansas).<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> She earned a B.S. from the University of Kansas School of Engineering in 2002, a Diploma in Legal Studies from the [University of Oxford](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-oxford) in 2003, and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2006.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> According to the District of Kansas court, she received her engineering degree with highest distinction, was a member of the Kansas Law Review, and graduated first in her law school class.<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/district-judge-holly-l-teeter)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Teeter worked as a patent law clerk at Los Alamos National Security LLC in [Los Alamos, New Mexico](https://www.edgepedia.org/los-alamos-new-mexico), from 2006 to 2007.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> She then practiced law in [Kansas City, Missouri](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-missouri), from 2007 to 2011; the district court states that she practiced patent law at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, during this period.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/district-judge-holly-l-teeter)</sup>\n\nTeeter served as a law clerk to Judge Carlos Murguia of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 2011 to 2013, and then as a law clerk to Judge Brian C. Wimes of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri from 2013 to 2016.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> From 2016 to 2018, she served as an assistant United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nTeeter was first nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas on August 3, 2017; no Senate vote occurred on that nomination.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> She was renominated on January 8, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> The United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote on August 1, 2018, and she received her commission on August 3, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)</sup> The district court notes that she succeeded Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on the court.<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/district-judge-holly-l-teeter)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nThe sources available for this article do not report specific notable cases or rulings by Judge Teeter.\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Holly Lou Teeter](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019311)\n2. [District Judge Holly L. Teeter, District of Kansas](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/district-judge-holly-l-teeter)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames T to Wo*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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