Wichita ? A federal judge does not plan to punish Sedgwick County District Judge Michael Hoelscher for not showing up for jury duty in federal court.

U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren wrote in a scathing order Friday that he believes judges and other public officials should comply with laws with which they expect others to comply. He noted federal judges here have shown up for jury service in state courts.

But Melgren withdrew his earlier order requiring Hoelscher to show cause for failing to appear June 15.

The turnabout came after Hoelscher retained an attorney who argued that sitting state court judges are barred by federal statute from serving on federal juries. An attached email to that court filing also documented Hoelscher’s efforts to comply with directions from the court’s automated system.