Charles (Chuck) Apt III, magistrate judge for the 31st Judicial District in Allen County, will retire June 10.
Apt worked as an Iola attorney for 43 years before being appointed to the judgeship in 2023.
His ascension meant the closure of Apt Law Offices LLC, one of the longest-lasting law firms in state history.
Apt’s great-great-grandfather opened the office in Pratt in 1885, before moving to Iola in 1903, where Apt’s grandfather, father and uncle eventually joined the practice.
A nominating commission was slated to meet Thursday to discuss the…
