Shawnee is a city in Johnson County,Kansas,United States. It is the seventh most populous municipality in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 67,311.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact name and scope of the office varies by state. Alternative titles for the office include county attorney,solicitor,or county prosecutor. Generally the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction and in many states their authority stems from the state constitution.
Dennis Moore was an American politician and lawyer,a "Blue Dog" centrist who served for six terms as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3rd congressional district,from 1999 until 2011. He was a member of the Kansas Democratic Party.
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically,the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. On December 16,2021,Philip R. Sellinger was sworn in as U.S. Attorney. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.
Marc Dann is an American former politician of the Democratic Party,who served as the Attorney General of Ohio from 2007 until his resignation on May 14,2008.
Phillip D. Kline is a former American attorney who served as a Kansas state legislator,district attorney of Johnson County,and Kansas Attorney General. Kline,a member of the Republican Party,lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul J. Morrison in 2006. Kline was appointed by the Republican County Central Committee to fill the vacancy left Morrison's election as Kansas Attorney General,becoming district attorney of Johnson County on the day he left office as attorney general and essentially switching jobs with Morrison. Kline then ran for a full term as district attorney,but was defeated in the 2008 Republican primary.
The Washburn University School of Law is a public law school located on the main campus of Washburn University in Topeka,Kansas. Washburn Law was founded in 1903. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1905.
G. Joseph Pierron is a former American judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals,serving from 1990 to 2020.
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices,led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert,the court supervises the legal profession,administers the judicial branch,and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.
Bradley Joseph Schlozman is an American attorney who served as acting head of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice under Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. A member of the Republican Party,Schlozman was appointed by Gonzales as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,replacing Todd Graves,and he assumed that office on March 23,2006. In April 2007,Schlozman left the U.S. Attorney position to work at the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.
Cyrus Roberts Vance Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the District Attorney of New York County,New York,also known as the Manhattan District Attorney. He was previously a principal partner at the law firm of Morvillo,Abramowitz,Grand,Iason,Anello,&Bohrer,P.C. He is the son of Cyrus Vance Sr.,former Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. Vance did not seek reelection as District Attorney in the 2021 election,and was succeeded by Alvin Bragg. He is currently a partner at Baker McKenzie.
Rodric Anthony Pacheco,more commonly known as Rod Pacheco,is an American politician. He served in the Riverside County District Attorney's Office as a Deputy District Attorney,Chief Deputy District Attorney,Assistant District Attorney and then as District Attorney from 2007 to 2011 in Riverside County,California.
Douglas S. "Doug" Wright is a former attorney,mayor of Topeka,Kansas and candidate for the United States Congress. Wright,who served as Mayor of Topeka from 1983 to 1989,is the son of another former Topeka mayor,Chuck Wright,who led the city from 1965 to 1969.
Chris Biggs is an American lawyer and politician who was the 30th Secretary of State of Kansas. He was appointed on March 16,2010 by Governor Mark Parkinson to replace Ron Thornburgh who resigned on February 15,2010. On Nov. 2nd,2010,he was defeated for election to a full term by a wide margin.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in Kansas may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kansas,and the state has prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment,housing and public accommodations since 2020.
Judson S. West was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 9,1911,to January 8,1923.
Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood is an American attorney and jurist serving as the Chief United States district judge of the federal District Court of Guam.
Rachael Splaine Rollins is an American lawyer and politician who is the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Rollins was formerly Suffolk County District Attorney in Massachusetts,which includes the municipalities of Boston,Chelsea,Revere,and Winthrop. Rollins was the first woman to hold the office of Suffolk County D.A. and the first woman of color to serve as a Massachusetts D.A.
Alvin Leonard Bragg Jr. is an American politician and lawyer from the state of New York who is serving as the New York County District Attorney. In 2021,he became the first African-American and first person of color elected to that office. Bragg previously served as chief deputy attorney general of New York and as an assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York.
