TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has reappointed 27 chief judges in Kansas. Their terms are effective January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. Among them were two area judges:
Chief Judge Benjamin Sexton was reappointed in the 8th Judicial District, composed of Geary, Dickinson, Marion, and Morris counties. He has served as a district judge since 2001 and chief judge since August 2021.
Sexton received an undergraduate degree from Kansas State University and a law degree from Washburn University School of Law. He worked as a prosecutor and in private practice before he was appointed a district judge.
Chief Judge Grant Bannister was reappointed in the 21st Judicial District, composed of Clay and Riley counties. He has served as district judge since 2016 and chief judge since 2019.
Bannister received an undergraduate degree from Fort Hays State University and a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1997. He was in private practice in Manhattan for 19 years and served as an adjunct professor teaching ethics in the College of Business at Kansas State University.