Office of the Governor

TOPEKA – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced the appointment of Amy J. Hanley of Lawrence as a District Judge in the 7th District. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert Fairchild.

“I am pleased to appoint Ann Hanley to the 7th District Court,” said Governor Brownback. “Her strong experience serving as an Assistant Attorney General will serve the citizens of Douglas County well.”

Hanley currently is an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Litigation Division of the Office of the Kansas Attorney General where she serves as lead homicide and major crimes prosecutor. She has been a prosecutor for her entire legal career, including previously with the Saline County Attorney’s Office. She received her undergraduate degree from Kansas State University and her law degree from Drake Law School

The state’s 105 counties are organized into 31 Judicial Districts. The district courts serve as the trial courts for the state, overseeing all civil and criminal cases. The 7th District Court is comprised of Douglas County.