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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

New judge named in Wyandotte County

 

CJOnline - New judge named in Wyandotte County

The Associated Press

Published Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 7:36 a.m. CDT

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Wes Griffin as a district court judge in Wyandotte County.

The 53-year-old Griffin is an administrative judge for the Kansas City, Kan., Municipal Court. Previously, he was an assistant city attorney and assistant district attorney. He received his law degree from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka.

He will fill the remainder of retired Judge Philip Sieve’s term, which runs until January 2011.

Griffin’s wife, Joyce, is a certified public accountant and instructor at Kansas City Kansas Community College. They have three children.