Geary County district judge to retire after 15 years on the bench

TOPEKA—District Judge Maritza Segarra will retire January 1 after 15 years on the bench in the 8th Judicial District.

“It has been the greatest honor of my legal career to serve as a judge for the 8th Judicial District, and I am grateful to the community for entrusting me with that position,” she said.

Segarra served as a magistrate judge before she became a district judge in 2007, and all of her service has been in Geary County.

The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties.

Segarra graduated from Kansas State University in 1984 and from Washburn University School of Law in 1988.

After receiving her law degree, she joined the North Central Regional Public Defender Office in Junction City, where she served for 16 years. She was the office's chief public defender the last seven years before being appointed to the bench.

She was named a KSU Alumni Fellow for the College of Arts and Sciences in 2010 and was the recipient of the Kansas District Judges Association's Community Outreach and Education Award in 2012.

Segarra has served on numerous committees and boards, including the Kansas Judicial Council and the National Association of Women Judges.