Court House: Courtroom 7B Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas By Whom Appointed: Governor Laura Kelly Residence: Shawnee, Kansas Family: Married with 3 children
Education
- B.F.A. in Communication – Emporia State University; 1988
- J.D. Washburn School of Law, Topeka, Kansas; 1994
Career History
- Johnson County District Attorney’s Office; 1994-1999
- United States Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas- SAUSA; 1999-2001
- Rokusek Law Office/Rokusek Stein Law, LLC, Managing Partner; 2005-2020
Civic & Professional Activities
- Johnson County Bar Association, Fellow (2009-Present)
- Johnson County Bar Foundation Member(2026 -)
- Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court, Master of the Bench, (2006-Present)
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas Women’s Attorney Association
- Kansas Closed Case Task Force
- District of Kansas Bench Bar Committee Member (2010)
- Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution, Chair (Appointed Term 2023-2026)
- Johnson County Law Library Board of Trustees, Tenth Judicial District Member (2021-Present) Chair (2021-2022) and (2025-2026)
- Johnson County Protective Order Process Group, Judicial Advisor (2022-Present)
- Family Law Inn of Court, Master of the Bench (2020-Present), Executive Committee Member (2023-Present) President(2025)
- Federal Bench-Bar Committee Member, District of Kansas (2007-2012)
- Kansas District Judge’s Association, Executive Board/Legislative Committee (2024-Present)
- Association of Women Lawyers
- AFCC(2020-)
- ALL RISE (2026)
- Johnson County Juvenile Treatment Court
- OJA Personnel Committee Member
- Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers “Champion of Justice” Award for outstanding contributions to the field of criminal defense. (2021)
- Super Lawyer Distinction (2012-2019)
- Division 19 Courtroom Rules
- Informal Trial Procedure
- Informal Trial Procedure Consents and Waivers
- Information for Pro Se Litigant’s for Divorce
- Video Hearing Information for Pro Se Litigant’s
- Family Court Policy for No Hearings
- Rule 20. Initial Orders
- Rule 24. Family Court Triage: Case Management Information & the Pathway Assignment Sheet
- Rule 25 Divorce and Parentage: Temporary Restraining orders etc.
- Pretrial Conference Order – Div19 PTO Revised
- Entry of Appearance by Self-Represented Litigant
- Informal Trial Procedure Consents and Waivers
- Informal Trial Procedure
- Proposed Parenting Plan
- Shared Expense Plan
- Entry of Appearance by Self Represented Party
- Agreed Asset Property Division Spreadsheet
- District Court Help Center
- Parents Forever
- The Layne Project
- Safe Passages
- Kansas Judicial Council forms
- Supreme Court Self-Help page
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- American Inns of Court
- Kansas Judicial Branch
- Ourfamilywizard. An app-based family dispute resolution and co-parenting tool.
- CoParenter. An app-based family dispute resolution and co-parenting tool.