Griffith appointed to the Municipal Court Judges Education Committee

TOPEKA — Wichita Municipal Court Judge Ted Griffith was appointed to the Municipal Court Judges Education Committee.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed Griffith to a term ending June 30, 2019, that was vacated by Jason Geier. Geier had served as a Topeka Municipal Court judge and was appointed a district judge for Shawnee County in 2017.

Before his appointment to the bench, Griffith was a prosecutor and assistant city attorney for Wichita and a police officer. He is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law.

The committee recommends and organizes education and training programs for municipal judges and certifies municipal judges who are not lawyers.

Members of the committee include municipal judges, a representative of the Office of Judicial Administration, the president and past-president of the Kansas Municipal Judges Association, and a Supreme Court justice.