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Overland Park municipal court reviews pro tem judge roster, highlights heavy reliance on one attorney
Summary
Presiding Judge Ryan Dixon reviewed the city’s list of pro tem judges, saying the court depends heavily on one recurring pro tem and that seven attorneys covered 121 pro tem sessions in 2024 at a budgeted cost of $36,300.
Presiding Judge Ryan Dixon told the Financial Administration and Economic Development Committee that Overland Park must keep a roster of at least five pro tem (temporary) municipal court judges and that the city currently maintains seven.
That roster is used when full‑time municipal judges are unavailable for vacations, training or illness; pro tems have “the same powers and duties and responsibilities as the…
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